AP Biology· difficulty 3/5
A trait that is passed from an affected mother to all her children but never from an affected father suggests
Codominant allelic expression
Mitochondrial inheritance
Y-linked (holandric) pattern
Autosomal dominant inheritance
Explanation
Only mothers contribute mitochondria to offspring; mtDNA traits follow this maternal pattern.
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