How mitochondrial diseases are inherited

In this video, Professor Rob Lue explains how mitochondrial diseases are inherited and discusses the threshold effect and its implications for mitochondrial disease inheritance.
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- How the structure of the F1F0 ATP synthase leads to the production of ATP
- What experimental techniques are used to investigate mitochondrial structure and function in the laboratory
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[@sawayakichizuru6667]

This may sound stupid but the part where I don’t understand is that when primordial germ cells divide into oocytes, how exactly are mitochondria distributed? Why is it that when primordial germ cell has 20 mitochondria, why do oocytes have only 10 mitochondria each? Aren’t they supposed to have also 20 each?

[@colejohnson4941]

@@sawayakichizuru6667 I believe they start with ~10, which divide into ~20.

[@waggieoreilly5714]

Brilliant

[@mr.mustache4743]

Thank you so much for allowing us access to this information. It has always been my dream to study at either MIT or Harvard, and I hope to one day take the micro master's credentials after my bachelor's degree and get into a master's program and then into medicine or law.

[@kc7339]

Recently diagnosed Pimary. Thanks for sharing

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Fascinating series of videos. Watched them all. Not sure if the playlist is in the right order.

[@mr.mustache4743]

I agree, =] learned a lot here.

[@funkystyle7249]

I would love to be in his class.
edit: I am late. RIP Dr Lue you were a wonderful teacher.

[@realleftover]

Did he die fr???

[@user-mr3iv7bj6n]

great dr thank u alot

[@Leen-ih8ql]

Thank you. Soo much,
Could you please give an example of a
maternal inheritance and a multifactorial inheritance trait or disease in cats?

[@mhmdhaarismhmdhaaris4352]

Well explain

[@noone-ks6fv]

Can you please answer how this disease is related to modification of mandelian inheritance? Please 🙏🥺

[@noel5544]

Tnx a lot sir

[@FullTimePatient37]

But my mum died from cancer in her early 30s how can I know..I have so many diseases 😢😢😢

[@Nurse_Nonso8300]

why does mitochondrial genes inherited only from the mother?

[@daily_motivational.]

only the nucleous of the sperm enter the ovocytes and the nucleous does not have mitochondrias

[@humanoid4338]

Rip :(