Organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts have DNA that exhibit non-Mendelian inheritance. How is mitochondrial DNA inherited in animals?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Animal mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother, and therefore it is often used to construct evolutionary trees because there is no recombination between the parental mitochondrial genomes.
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_______ and animal cells are both _____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Cell structure, existing in pairs, that occurs in the centrosome and may help organize a mitotic spindle for chromosome movement during animal cell division.
What will be an ideal response?