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Extrachromosomal Inheritance
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Definition
: Vertical transmission of hereditary characters by DNA from cytoplasmic organelles such as MITOCHONDRIA; CHLOROPLASTS; and PLASTIDS, or from PLASMIDS or viral episomal DNA.
See Also
DNA, Chloroplast
;
DNA, Mitochondrial
Examples
Genes, Chloroplast
;
Genes, Mitochondrial
Other names
Extranuclear Inheritance; Cytoplasmic Inheritance; Inheritance, Extranuclear; Inheritance, Extrachromosomal; Inheritance, Cytoplasmic