Mitochondrial diseases are known in plants but not in animal

Mitochondrial diseases are known in plants, but not in animals. A.True B. False

Solution

false

In most mammals ,The DNA found in mitochondria is inherent from the mother only.Mitochondrial diseases are caused by mutations in either mitochondrial DNA or in genes in the nucleus that encode for proteins that function in the mitochondria.Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother.Thus,a child can inherit a mitochondrial disease either from the mother alone or from both parents carrying mutations in the same nuclear gene.