> > >> Isn't it through the mother's side that one inherits the bad stuff? My guess would be one inherits from both sides, good or bad > Maryse, I don't know, just think I read it somewhere, something about > mitochondrial DNA there is one type of muscular dystrophy( cannot remember which) which affects males but is passed by the female carrier. For the rest I think it is fifty-fifty but am no authority Maryse cg JOhn 76,16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn