Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 18 - Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation - Exercises - Page 627: 2

Answer

Mitochondrial diseases are inherited just from the mother, the father s mitochondria haven't influenced those diseases.

Work Step by Step

Maternally inherited mitochondrial diseases result from mutations in mitochondrial rather than nuclear DNA. A mother provides mitochondria to her offspring via eggs, a father’s mitochondria are not passed to his offspring.
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