TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15412


For a trait known to be caused by a mitochondrial gene variant, there may be an occasional female that can transmit different phenotypes to her progeny on an apparently random basis. What situation might you suspect?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. She is heterozygous for this trait.
  2. She displays Heteroplasmy for this trait
  3. She displays a low rate of mutation.
  4. She is the product of a somatic mutation.