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When a certain character is inherited on...

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

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B
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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