In Mirabilis jalapa, all three shoot color phenotypes (pale, green, or variegated) are possible in progenies of variegated female parents regardless of the phenotype of the male parent to which it is crossed. This is because A. two kinds of plastids can be transmitted, and this is only through the female parent. B. the species have mutations in their nuclear genes which render inactivation of paternal chloroplast DNA. C. females exhibit overdominance, allowing for uniparental phenotype expression. D. nuclear genes of the female parent mask the expression of chloroplast genes.

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In Mirabilis jalapa, all three shoot color phenotypes (pale, green, or variegated) are possible in progenies of variegated female parents regardless of the phenotype of
the male parent to which it is crossed. This is because
A. two kinds of plastids can be transmitted, and this is only through the female parent.
B. the species have mutations in their nuclear genes which render inactivation of paternal chloroplast DNA.
C. females exhibit overdominance, allowing for uniparental phenotype expression.
D. nuclear genes of the female parent mask the expression of chloroplast genes.
Transcribed Image Text:In Mirabilis jalapa, all three shoot color phenotypes (pale, green, or variegated) are possible in progenies of variegated female parents regardless of the phenotype of the male parent to which it is crossed. This is because A. two kinds of plastids can be transmitted, and this is only through the female parent. B. the species have mutations in their nuclear genes which render inactivation of paternal chloroplast DNA. C. females exhibit overdominance, allowing for uniparental phenotype expression. D. nuclear genes of the female parent mask the expression of chloroplast genes.
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