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 in a cell?
Where are most genes located in a cell?
On chromosomes in the nucleus
Which organelles contain DNA with genes?
Which organelles contain DNA with genes?
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
Do sperm cells pass mitochondria to the zygote?
Do sperm cells pass mitochondria to the zygote?
No, they do not
Which parent's mitochondria are passed to the zygote?
Which parent's mitochondria are passed to the zygote?
The mother's via the egg
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
Why do we only inherit mitochondria from our mothers?
Why do we only inherit mitochondria from our mothers?
Sperm don't pass mitochondria to zygotes