When a certain character is inherited only through female parent, it probably represents
(a) multiple plastid inheritance
(b) cytoplasmic inheritance
(c) incomplete dominance
(d) mendelian nuclear inheritance.
Ans: (b) cytoplasmic inheritance- because firstly, cytoplasmic inheritance means the inheritance that is carried out by cytoplasm, not the nucleus. So in this perspective, the transmission of certain character from female parent to offspring is governed by cytoplasmic genes (that is found in cytoplasmic organelles such as mitochondria, chloroplasts); it is known as extra nuclear inheritance or extra chromosomal inheritance or non-mendelian inheritance or maternal inheritance.
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