Chapter 11.4, Problem 12COQ

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The considerable variation in the traits encoded by $\text{mtDNA}$ and $\text{cpDNA}$ in their expression, even among members of the same family.

Introduction:

Genes in nuclear content express most of the characters, while some of the characters are associated with genes outside the nucleus of cell. This type of inheritance involving the genes of cytoplasm is known as cytoplasmic inheritance.