KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 159 · KROK (Dentistry)
A young couple has a child with encephalopathy. A doctor determined this disease to be caused by mitochondrial DNA disorder. In what way are mitochondrial pathologies inherited?
- A. From father to daughter
- B. From mother to son
- C. From father to son
- D. From both parents to all their children
- E. From mother to all her children
Hint
Consider which gamete contributes mitochondria to the zygote.
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