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Give an account on cytoplasmic male sterility .

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Male sterility found in pearly maize (Sorgum vulgare) is the best example for mitochondrial cytoplasmic inheritance . So it is called cytoplasmic male sterility. In this, male sterility is inherited maternally. The gene for cytoplasmic male sterility is found in the mitochondrial DNA.
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