Chlamydomonas, a eukaryotic green alga, may be sensitive to the antibiotic erythromycin, which inhibits protein synthesis in bacteria. There are two mating types in this alga, mt+ and mt-. If an mt+ cell sensitive to the antibiotic is crossed with an mt- cell that is resistant, all progeny cells are sensitive. The reciprocal cross (mt+ resistant and mt- sensitive) yields all resistant progeny cells. Assuming that the mutation for resistance is in the chloroplast DNA, what can you conclude from the results of these crosses?

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Chlamydomonas, a eukaryotic green alga, may be sensitive
to the antibiotic erythromycin, which inhibits protein
synthesis in bacteria. There are two mating types in this
alga, mt+ and mt-. If an mt+ cell sensitive to the antibiotic
is crossed with an mt- cell that is resistant, all progeny
cells are sensitive. The reciprocal cross (mt+ resistant and
mt- sensitive) yields all resistant progeny cells. Assuming
that the mutation for resistance is in the chloroplast DNA,
what can you conclude from the results of these crosses?

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