How are human mitochondria inherited? See Concept 15.5 (Page 311) View Available Hint (s) How are human mitochondria inherited? See Concept 15.5 (Page 311) as an X-linked trait without DNA from the father only as linear DNA from the mother only

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Roberto Miller

17 December, 10:48

How are human mitochondria inherited? See Concept 15.5 (Page 311) View Available Hint (s) How are human mitochondria inherited? See Concept 15.5 (Page 311) as an X-linked trait without DNA from the father only as linear DNA from the mother only

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Cristopher Costa · Answer 1

from the mother only

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Maternal inheritance is exhibited by certain organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria. Mitochondria are the cytoplasmic organelles present in the eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria exhibit maternal inheritance in humans which means that the egg cells contribute the mitochondria to the zygote. The male gametes, sperms do not contribute mitochondria to the zygote. Therefore, any mutation in the mitochondrial DNA of the egg cell is transmitted to the progeny but the mitochondrial genome of sperms and any mutations in it are not carried to the progeny.