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Genetics: Extra-nuclear Inheritance in Eukaryotic Cells
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Genetics: Extra-nuclear Inheritance in Eukaryotic Cells

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What is a characteristic feature of the cytoplasmic genome in eukaryotes?

  • Linear DNA molecules
  • Multiple copies of genome (correct)
  • Only two copies of each gene
  • Large DNA molecules
  • Which organism exhibits extra-nuclear inheritance through male sterility involving cytoplasmic and nuclear genes?

  • Maize (correct)
  • Mirabilis jalapa
  • Haploid algae
  • Chlamydomonas
  • In extra-nuclear inheritance, maternal effects of nuclear genes may lead to:

  • Uniform progeny
  • Disguised true genotype
  • Altered Mendelian ratios (correct)
  • Permanent maternal transmission
  • What is the type of offspring determined by in the 4 o'clock plant?

    <p>Branch color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature is not true about nuclear-cytoplasmic gene interaction in hybrid maize?

    <p>Permanent maternal transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the S form and F form represent in the context of male sterility in maize?

    <p>Cytoplasmic genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are extra-nuclear genes found in eukaryotic cells?

    <p>On small circles of DNA in mitochondria and chloroplasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelles reproduce themselves?

    <p>Mitochondria and chloroplasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of inheritance is displayed by cytoplasmic genes in eukaryotic cells?

    <p>Extra-nuclear uniparental inheritance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do male gametes contribute to the transmission of organellar genes?

    <p>By providing cytoplasm to offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelles support the endosymbiotic theory?

    <p>Mitochondria and chloroplasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main source of variation in organelle genes among offspring?

    <p>Mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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