Which of the following BEST describes mitochondrial inheritance in humans?
A) Mitochondria are inherited only from the mother.Once the mitochondrion from the sperm enters the egg,it is inactivated.Only maternal mitochondria divide as the fertilized egg divides.
B) Mitochondria are inherited only from the mother.Sperm don't have mitochondria,only eggs do.
C) Mitochondria are inherited only from the mother.Sperm mitochondria aren't contained in the head of the sperm,which is the only part that penetrates the egg.
D) Mitochondria are inherited only from the father.Eggs don't have mitochondria,but sperm do.
E) Mitochondria are inherited from both parents.Both eggs and sperm contain mitochondria,so every cell in a human body includes both paternal and maternal mitochondria.
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