One of the parents of a cross has a mutation in its mitochondria. In t...
Mitochondria is an organelle present in the cytoplasm. A zygote receives its cytoplasm from the female parent gamete. Hence in the given question, the F2 progenies do not receive the mitochondrial genome from the male parent and mutation is not passed to progenies.
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One of the parents of a cross has a mutation in its mitochondria. In t...
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a unique type of DNA found in the mitochondria of cells. It is inherited solely from the mother, as the sperm does not contribute mitochondria to the offspring during fertilization. In this question, one of the parents of a cross has a mutation in its mitochondria, and it is considered as the male parent in the cross.
The F1 progeny will inherit the mitochondria from the mother, who does not have the mutation. Therefore, all the F1 progeny will have normal mitochondria without the mutation.
During the segregation of F2 progeny, there are two possibilities for the presence or absence of the mitochondrial mutation:
1. The mutation segregates randomly: If the segregation of the mitochondrial mutation is random, then the presence or absence of the mutation will depend on chance. In this case, the expected ratio of progenies with the mutation to those without the mutation would be 1:1 or 50% each. However, the correct answer is option 'B', which suggests that none of the progenies have the mutation. This indicates that the segregation of the mitochondrial mutation is not random.
2. The mutation is maternally inherited: If the mitochondrial mutation is exclusively maternally inherited, then none of the progenies will have the mutation. This is because the male parent in the cross has the mutation in its mitochondria, which is not passed on to the offspring.
Based on the given information and the correct answer, it can be concluded that the mitochondrial mutation is maternally inherited and does not segregate or pass on to the F2 progeny. Therefore, none of the progenies have the mutation.