Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
When a certain character is inherited only through female parent, it probably represents
Options
A.multiple plastid inheritance
B.cytoplasmic inheritance
C.incomplete dominances
D.Mendelian nuclear inheritance
Solution
The amount of nuclear hereditary material contributed by the two sexes is almost equal but the cytoplasm in egg is always much more than that of the sperm, so when a certain character is inherited only through female parent it represents cytoplasmic inheritance .
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