Both the Nucleus in the Head of the Sperm and the Mitochondria

question 54

Essay

Both the nucleus in the head of the sperm and the mitochondria in the midpiece of the sperm include genetic information (DNA) about the father. The offspring, however, contains only nuclear DNA from the father but both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA from the mother. Why does the newborn lack the father's mitochondrial DNA?

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Definitions:

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the variation explained by the independent variables in a regression model.

SSE

The sum of squared errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the discrepancy between the observed and the predicted values in a model.

Larger

Having greater size, quantity, or magnitude than something else or than usual.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R^2, that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by one or more independent variables in a regression model.