Question

When an albino female plnt of maize is crossed with normal green male plant, all plants in the progeny are albino because
A. trait for albinism is dominant
B. the albinos have blochemical to destroy plastids derived from green male
C. plastids are inherited from female parent
D. green plastids of male must have mutated

Answer 1

Correct Answer - C
Besides nucleus some genes are also present in the cytoplasm of the female parent, these genes are called plasmogenes. In the given examples the progeny is albino because of inheritance of plastids from female parent.