To which of the following does the term heteroplasmy refer?

A) various stages of development of mitochondria and chloroplasts
B) cells with a variable mixture of normal and abnormal organellar genomes
C) conditions in which the germ plasm is a mixture of dominant and recessive genes
D) a circumstance that is homologous to incomplete dominance
E) heterozygous individuals with more than one gene pair involved


Answer: B

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