To Which of the Following Does the Term heteroplasmy Refer

question 25

Multiple Choice

To which of the following does the term heteroplasmy refer?

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

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