cytoplasmic inheritance

cytoplasmic inheritance
the inheritance of characters controlled by genes present in the cell cytoplasm rather than by genes on the chromosomes in the cell nucleus. An example of cytoplasmic inheritance is that controlled by mitochondrial genes (see mitochondrion).

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inheritance of traits carried by genes not located on chromosomes of the nucleus, e.g., those of mitochondria or chloroplasts. Called also extrachromosomal i.

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