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The mitochondrial bottleneck in the female germline and its consequences for the offspring. The penetrance of phenotypes depends on the level of heteroplasmy, which represents mutant mtDNA load. A threshold of 65-90% mutant mtDNA needs to be surpassed for a respiratory chain deficiency to manifest. PGC, primordial germ cell.
