Question

Which one of the following mitochondrial diseases shows the typical mitochondrial inheritance pattern?

(A) MELAS
(B) MERRF
(C) LHON
(D) KS

Answer 1

LHON (Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy) is the mitochondrial disease that shows the typical mitochondrial inheritance pattern.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mitochondrial disease that shows the typical mitochondrial inheritance pattern is LHON (Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy). LHON is inherited through the mother's mitochondrial DNA. Unlike other mitochondrial diseases, LHON does not follow a Mendelian pattern of inheritance, meaning it does not follow the typical dominant or recessive inheritance patterns.