Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 101
101. When a certain character is inherited only through female parent, it probably represents
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(a) multiple plastid inheritance
(b) cytoplasmic inheritance
(c) incomplete dominance
(d) mendelian nuclear inheritance
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Answer : b
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(b) Plasma genes present in the maternal cytoplasm are transmitted to offspring hence this type of inheritance is termed as cytoplasmic or maternal inheritance.
