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When an albino female plnt of maize is c...

When an albino female plnt of maize is crossed with normal green male plant, all plants in the progeny are albino because

A

Plastids are inherited through maternal plants

B

Albinism is dominant over green character

C

The crossing results in structural changes in green plastids

D

Green plastids of male parents become mutated

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The correct Answer is:
A
The colour is controlled by pigment of plant called chromaplast (plastid). Plastids are present in cytoplasm. All the cytoplasmic inheritance is contributed by female.
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