Question 239 · LEK · Mitochondrial diseases
Mitochondrial disease is transmitted to the offspring:
- A. by mother.
- B. by father.
- C. by mother or father depending on the type of inheritance.
- D. by both parents.
- E. by both parents, but to a different degree.
Hint
Consider which gamete contributes mitochondria to the zygote.
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