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question 29
mitochondrial genomics follows the:
o paternal lineage
the full genealogy
o maternal lineage
diploid daughter cells
Mitochondrial DNA is inherited maternally. This is because during fertilization, the sperm contributes very little to no mitochondria to the zygote, while the egg (which is of maternal origin) provides the vast majority of mitochondria (and thus mitochondrial DNA) to the developing embryo. So mitochondrial genomics, which studies mitochondrial DNA, follows the maternal lineage.
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