Correns described that the inheritance of variegated color on the leaves of certain plants was determined by the maternal parent only. What phenomenon does this describe?
A) mitochondrial inheritance
B) chloroplast inheritance
C) genomic imprinting
D) infectious inheritance
E) sex-linkage

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The phenomenon described is chloroplast inheritance, which is determined by the maternal parent only. Chloroplasts have their own DNA and replicate independently of the cell's nucleus, so they are inherited solely from the maternal parent.

Correns Described That the Inheritance of Variegated Color on the Leaves