Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 105
Question: After crossing two plants, the progenies are found to be male sterile. The phenomenon is found to be maternally inherited and is due to some genes which reside in [CBSE PMT 1997; Pb. PMT 2000]
Options:
A) Nucleus
B) Chloroplast
C) Mitochondria
D) Cytoplasm
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Cytoplasmic inheritance is due to extranuclear genes present in mitochondria and chloroplasts.
These genes do not follow Mendelian inheritance.