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maternal inheritance[mə′tərn·əl in′her·əd·əns] (genetics) The acquisition of characters transmitted through the cytoplasm of the egg. maternal inheritance
inheritance [in-her´ĭ-tans] 1. the acquisition of characters or qualities by transmission from parent to offspring.2. that which is transmitted from parent to offspring; see also gene, deoxyribonucleic acid, and heredity.intermediate inheritance inheritance in which the phenotype of the heterozygote falls between that of the two homozygotes.maternal inheritance the transmission of characters that are dependent on peculiarities of the egg cytoplasm produced, in turn, by nuclear genes.ma·ter·nal in·her·i·tancetransmission of characters that are dependent on properties of the egg cytoplasm produced by nuclear genes or by mitochondrial genes or both.maternal inheritance Genetics An inheritance pattern displayed by mitochondrial genes that are propagated from one generation to the next through mom; the mitochondria of the zygote come almost entirely from the ovum. See Gene, Inheritance, Mitochondria, Zygote. maternal inheritance a form of CYTOPLASMIC INHERITANCE in which genes are passed to the offspring from the female only.FinancialSeeInheritance |