Which of the following is the clearest example of an interaction between genes and environment?   Group of answer choices Alice has green eyes, whereas her brother has brown eyes Children with two alleles for phenylketonuria develop the disease but children with only one allele do not have even a weak form of the disease People born with genes for gluten intolerance get very sick when they eat gluten A child with two average-height parents grows up to be quite a bit taller than average

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Mitochondrial Mutations

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.