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What is mitochondrial disorder?
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Energy loss: Mitochondria are the "engines"of each cell throughout the body.Loss of energy changes normal functions and the symptoms are many. Mitochondria have their own genes and they are inherited from the mother alone.
Answered 9/22/2017
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Defective data: Your centralized DNA works in the cell nucleus it interacts with bits of DNA passed down only by the mother in mitochondria (little workshops scattered around in the cell). When the DNA in the mitochondria is not working as a team with the main DNA, important work is defective. Symptoms like slow deterioration of the nervous system are a potential effect.
Answered 10/10/2015
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