Genetically, you actually carry more of your mother's genes than your father's. That's because of little organelles that live within your cells, the mitochondria, which you only receive from your mother.
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But according to physician and geneticist Dr. Sharon Moalem when it comes to health and long term survival, women are the stronger sex.Genetically, a person actually carries more of his/her mother's genes than his/her father's. The reason is little organelles that live within cells, the mitochondria, which are only received from a mother.
What genes do mothers pass on
The mitochondrial genes always pass from the mother to the child. Fathers get their mitochondrial genes from their mothers, and do not pass them to their children.
