A Single Point Mutation in a Mitochondrial Gene Involved in Protein

question 166

True/False

A single point mutation in a mitochondrial gene involved in protein synthesis that affects oxidative phosphorylation shows a maternal inheritance pattern that is characteristic of mitochondrial diseases.

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