EXTRANUCLEAR INHERITANCE
\ˈɛkstɹe͡ɪnjˌuːkli͡əɹ ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns], \ˈɛkstɹeɪnjˌuːkliəɹ ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns], \ˈɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_eɪ_n_j_ˌuː_k_l_iə_ɹ ɪ_n_h_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_n_s]\
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Vertical transmission of hereditary characters by DNA from cytoplasmic organelles such as MITOCHONDRIA ; CHLOROPLASTS; and PLASTIDS or from intracellular parasites such as viruses and plasmids. Mitochondrial inheritance is often referred to as maternal inheritance but should be differentiated from maternal inheritance that is transmitted chromosomally.
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.