Multiple Choice
The accompanying hypothetical pedigree is for a family where some members have symptoms of Leigh syndrome, which is caused by an mtDNA mutation that reduces ATPase activity. Which of the following in the youngest generation might transmit the condition in the 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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