The following is a hypothetical pedigree for a family,some of whose members have symptoms of Leigh syndrome,caused by an mtDNA mutation that reduces ATPase activity.
Which of the following in the youngest generation might transmit the condition in future?
A) any of the women
B) any of those affected
C) any of the members of this generation
D) only those with an affected mother
E) any of the affected women
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