分子生物学技术-第二章 基因与基因组.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cells of a mother with mild or no symptoms may have 20% mutant mitochondria. During the process of the cells divide and develop into mature egg cells, small number of mother`s mitochondria goes into each early cell randomly. When the egg cells become mature, they have different number of mutant mitochondria, and induce different clinical effect. Just like the figure shows, the child with 80% mutant mitochondria may get severe disease, while the child with 20% mutant may have no disease. So, that is the meaning of thres