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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 3 Problem 9P

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The maternal inheritance of the mutant poky in mitochondria can be seen clearly in the difference shown by color. The brown color represents the cytoplasm containing mutant mitochondria. The brown color mutants are called poky mutants.

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The green color represents the cytoplasm containing wild-type mitochondria. The diagram shows that only mutations in females are transferred to the progeny while mutants in males are not transferred.

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