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    ### Instruction:
    Is Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers inherited ?
    ### Response:
    Is myoclonic epilepsy associated with ragged red fibers genetic? If so, how is it inherited? MERRF is caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA and is transmitted by maternal inheritance. It is called maternal inheritance because a child inherits the great majority of their mitochondria from their mother through the egg.
    