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When a certain character is inherited only through female parent, it probably represents

A

Mendelian nuclear inheritance

B

Multiple plastid inheritance

C

Cytoplasmic inheritance

D

Incomplete dominance

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ALLEN-GENETICS & MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE AND MUTATION-EXERCISE-I (CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS)
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  2. Which one of the following carries extra nuclear genetic material ?

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  3. When a certain character is inherited only through female parent, it p...

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  5. In which type of inheritance the results are affected by reciprocal cr...

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  7. Extranuclear inheritance is a consequence of presence of genes in

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