A certain genetic disorder appears to be inherited from mother to child. What are two possible modes of inheritance

for this disorder?



What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: This could be maternal inheritance with the disorder being caused by a mutation in the
mitochondrial DNA. This could also be a disorder related to epigenetics, where the paternal
copy of a gene is inactivated so the only active copy is the maternal copy which, if mutated,
would cause the disorder.

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