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  • 25-03-2021
  • Biology
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why it is that we inherit mitochondrial DNA ONLY from our mothers?

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caseyf123 caseyf123
  • 25-03-2021
the mitochondria in mammalian sperm are usually destroyed by the egg cell after fertilization therefore, sperm do not contribute their mitochondria to the zygote during fertilization.

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