Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
Genes for cytoplasmic male sterility in plants are generally located in
Options
A.nuclear genome
B.cytosol
C.chloroplast genome
D.mitochondrial genome
Solution
Mitochondria are originated from pre-existing mitochondria. These are semi-autonomous, living, organelles present in all eukaryotic cells. These contain DNA (mtDNA). The available evidences show that the genes located in mtDNA control the cytoplasmic male sterility.
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