Dwarf mistletoes are flowering plants that grow on certain forest trees. They obtain nutrients and water from the vascular tissues of the trees. The trees derive no known benefits from the dwarf mistletoes. Which of the following best describes the interactions between dwarf mistletoes and trees?

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Which of the following is NOT true of a maternal effect gene?

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

You set up a cross between true breeding wild type male fruit flies and true breeding female flies with a yellow body color. You notice in the F1 generation that half the flies, specifically all the males, have yellow body color while the females are wild type (gray). Which of the following explanations is the most likely?

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Which of the following is not a mechanism for sex determination?

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When the genotype is determined by the bi-parental contribution, while the phenotypic effect is determined by the maternal nuclear gene. This effect exhibit on the basis of 

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Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in plants is caused by mutation in the mitochondrial genome. CMS can be restored by a nuclear gene, restorer of fertility (Rf), which is a dominant character. 

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Some given characteristics features of Cytoplasmic inheritance, which of the following statements are not follow the inheritance pattern;

a) Cytoplasmic gene and their trait present in both male and female

b) Reciprocal cross results aren’t change

c) Exhibit extensive phenotypic variation

d) Reciprocal cross results are change

e) Mendel’s principle of segregation and independent assortment are follow