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All of the following human genetic diseases exhibit maternal inheritance EXCEPT: A. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy B. Myoclonic epilepsy C. Kearnes-Sayre syndrome D. Edwards syndrome

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Chapter16: Human Genetics And The Human Genome

Section16.3: Genetic Diseases Caused By Single-gene Mutations

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All of the following human genetic diseases exhibit maternal inheritance EXCEPT:

A. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

B. Myoclonic epilepsy

C. Kearnes-Sayre syndrome

D. Edwards syndrome

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