question archive Mitochondrial DNA: (a) is only passed onto offspring from the father
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Mitochondrial DNA: (a) is only passed onto offspring from the father. Ob) is only passed
onto offspring from the mother. O c) is a mixture of information from both the mother and father. O d) lineage
cannot ever disappear. e) none of the above.
The answer is B.is only passed onto offspring from mother this is because mitochondrial DNA are passed almost exclusively from mother to offspring through the egg cell. This is because mtDNA is transmitted through the female egg.