Mice and humans with inactivating mutations in the gene encoding activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) have an immunodeficiency disease known as 'hyper IgM type 2'. Since AID is the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cytosines in the DNA to uracils, thereby initiating the process of somatic hypermutation, why do individuals with this deficiency only produce IgM antibodies?

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A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.