Which of the following is not transmitted from the female parent?: (A) Duchenne muscular dystrophy, (B) Kearns Sayre syndrome, (C) Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red fibers, (D) Limb-girdle muscular Dystrophy
Answer is D. Choice A is XLR and mother will be a carrier for dystrophin gene. Choice B and C follow the mitochondrial pattern of inheritance and hence come from the maternal side. Choice D has AR as well as AD forms. Hence it can be seen in either of the genders.