do we get our mitochondria from our mother
Autosomal recessive inheritance. The nuclear DNA in mitochondria is inherited from both parents (half from each parent). Mitochondrial disease can be passed on only if BOTH the mother and father are âcarriersâ. This means that they carry the mutated gene, but not the disease â so they donât have any symptoms. This is called autosomal recessive inheritance. When both parents are carriers, there is.