A colony of bats are being closely studied. Some of the members of the cloud hav
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A colony of bats are being closely studied. Some of the members of the cloud have a rare muscle condition A pedigree is constructed to see if you observe any pattern of inheritance. What inhertance model best fits this peculiar pattern? O a This pattern is likely to be due to an autosornal dominant mutation O b. This pattern is likely to be due to an autosomal recessive mutation O C. The pattern of inheritance in this pedigree is strongly suggestive of an X-linked dominant mutation O d This pattern of inhoritance suggests two QTL that affect individuals O e This pattern is best explained by mitochondnal inhentance.Explanation / Answer
answer- e) mitochondrial inheritance
Mitochondria are only inherited from the mother. So if a female has the mitochondrial trait all her offsprings inherit it. as is shown above.
If the male has the mitochondrial trait none of the offsprings inherit it.