The inheritance pattern in which the mother provides gene products to the developing egg cells is called
A)X inactivation.
B)extranuclear inheritance.
C)genomic imprinting.
D)linkage.
E)maternal effects.

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Maternal effects refer to the inheritance pattern in which the mother provides gene products to the developing egg cells, which in turn affect the offspring's phenotype. This pattern is seen in cases where the expression of the offspring's genes is dependent on the presence of maternal gene products.

The Inheritance Pattern in Which the Mother Provides Gene Products