German scientist, Carl Correns, found that the inheritance of variegated colour 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. The variegated colour on the leaves of certain plants is determined by the presence of different plastids, which contain their own set of genes. Plastids, like mitochondria, are inherited maternally, which explains the pattern of inheritance observed by Carl Correns.

German Scientist, Carl Correns, Found That the Inheritance of Variegated