What feature of oogenesis can greatly influence the level of mtDNA mutation in the offspring of a woman carrying a mtDNA mutation?
A) The small number of mitotic divisions
B) The long time that elapses between the beginning and end of meiosis in females
C) The mitochondrial genetic bottleneck
D) Energy requirements in the egg mean natural selection has a strong effect on mitochondrial (mtDNA) mutations
E) mtDNA deletions have low fitness in the egg
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