German scientist Carl Correns found that the inheritance of variegated color on the leaves of certain plants was determined only by the maternal parent. What phenomenon explains this pattern of inheritance?
A) ribosome structure
B) inheritance of plastid genes
C) genomic imprinting
D) sex linkage

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Inheritance of plastid genes refers to the transmission of genetic information from the chloroplasts and other organelles in the cytoplasm of the mother cell to the offspring. As the egg cell contributes almost all the cytoplasmic organelles to the zygote, the inheritance of variegated color on the leaves of plants can be linked to the maternal parent exclusively.

German Scientist Carl Correns Found That the Inheritance of Variegated