Non-Nuclear Inheritance (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What is non-nuclear inheritance?
What is non-nuclear inheritance?
Passing on genes without using the nucleus
Where are most genes located?
Where are most genes located?
On chromosomes in the nucleus
Which organelles contain some genes on their DNA?
Which organelles contain some genes on their DNA?
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
Do sperm cells pass mitochondria to the zygote?
Do sperm cells pass mitochondria to the zygote?
No, they do not
What receives mitochondria from the egg?
What receives mitochondria from the egg?
The zygote
From whom do we inherit our mitochondria?
From whom do we inherit our mitochondria?
Our mothers
How are genes on mitochondrial DNA inherited?
How are genes on mitochondrial DNA inherited?
Only from the mother
What term refers to maternal mitochondrial inheritance?
What term refers to maternal mitochondrial inheritance?
Mitochondrial Eve