Which of the following is false?

A) In a reciprocal cross, if an offspring has the mother's phenotype for both crosses, cytoplasmic inheritance is responsible.
B) In maternal effect, an offspring will have the genotype of their mother.
C) When a maternal effect gene is seen, the offspring will demonstrate the phenotype of the mother's genotype.
D) The direction of shell coiling in Lymnaea peregra is influenced by the orientation of the first cleavage division.
E) It is safe to say that a maternal effect is caused by the genotype, not the phenotype, of the parent producing the egg.


Answer: B

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