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Cytoplasmic Inheritance

Document Type

Learning Object

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary (PASSeL) Lesson

Comments

Copyright © 2014 Ransom Sitz and Deana Namuth-Covert. Used by permission.

This project was supported in part by the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants CAP project 2011-68002-30029 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, administered by the University of California-Davis and by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education, National SMETE Digital Library Program, Award #0938034, administered by the University of Nebraska. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USDA or NSF.

Development of this education material was supported in part by the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNL.

Abstract

Introduction

This lesson was designed for individuals who have some knowledge of science but do not have formal training in genetics. However, cytoplasmic inheritance is not as well known as nuclear genetics, so this material may be interesting to the professional who wants to know more about this esoteric subject.

After this lesson you will be able to:

  • Define cytoplasmic inheritance and identify controlling variables
  • Define nuclear inheritance
  • Identify cell organelles
  • Recognize ways to identify cytoplasmic inheritance through breeding

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