Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
What is meant by cytoplasmic inheritance...

What is meant by cytoplasmic inheritance ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Certain characters / traits are governed and inherited by genes located in cytoplasmic organelles (chloroplast or mitochondrion) other than nucleus. This is called extra nuclear inheritance.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • CLASSICAL GENETICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Additional Questions (3- Mark Questios)|8 Videos

  • CLASSICAL GENETICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Additional Questions (5- Mark Questios)|3 Videos

  • CLASSICAL GENETICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Additional Questions (1- Mark Questios)|36 Videos

  • CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) Questions|3 Videos

  • ECONOMICALLY USEFUL PLANTS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BOTANY

    FULL MARKS|Exercise HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTs) QUESTIONS|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What is meant by dichogamy?

What is meant by courtship?

What is meant by colloid ?

What is meant by phytophagous?

What is meant by ductility ?

Extranuclear inheritance is called as cytoplasmic inheritance. Why ?

What is meant by waves?