Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding mitochondrial diseases in humans?
A) Due to the larger size of sperm carrying X chromosomes, only females demonstrate mitochondrial diseases.
B) Only the sons of a mother with a mitochondrial disease will themselves have the disease-daughters are rarely affected.
C) Mitochondrial diseases predominantly show patterns of biparental inheritance, with mitochondria being inherited (equally) from either the mother or father.
D) All the progeny of a father with a mitochondrial disease will themselves have the disease, given the pattern of paternal inheritance for mitochondria.
E) None of the answer options is correct.
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