Question

Cytoplasmic inheritance is due to

(1) Mitochondria

(2) Cilia

(3) Cytoplasmic particles

(4) Cell wall

• A. 2 and 4 are correct.
• B. 1 and 3 are correct.
• C. 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
• D. 1 and 2 are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

1 and 3 are correct.

Cytoplasmic inheritance is the inheritance of characteristics coded for by genes found in the cytoplasm, typically from the mitochondria or chloroplasts. Cilia and cell wall are extracellular organelles, and so, their inheritance is not cytoplasmic.