a. Explain the difference between maternal inheritanceof organelle DNAs and maternal effect inheritance.b. How do the inheritance patterns of phenotypescaused by mitochondrial genes differ from thosecaused by maternal effect genes?

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Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.