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.