In humans, one reason why mitochondrial inheritance is strikingly different from nuclear inheritance is that:
A) mitochondrial DNA is single-stranded.
B) mitochondrial DNA is circular.
C) unlike nuclear inheritance, both parents do not contribute mitochondrial DNA.
D) unlike mitochondrial inheritance, only one parent contributes nuclear DNA.
E) mitochondrial inheritance is sex-linked.
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