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    ### Instruction:
    Is mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes inherited ?
    ### Response:
    This condition is inherited in a mitochondrial pattern, which is also known as maternal inheritance. This pattern of inheritance applies to genes contained in mtDNA. Because egg cells, but not sperm cells, contribute mitochondria to the developing embryo, children can only inherit disorders resulting from mtDNA mutations from their mother.
    