Certain genetic diseases caused by defective mitochondrial proteins are inherited only maternally, in contrast to most genetic

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Certain genetic diseases caused by defective mitochondrial proteins are inherited only maternally, in contrast to most genetic diseases, in which either parent can pass on the defect. Explain.
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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