Question 3 Which of the following is true regarding maternal effect gene inheritance? O A) The maternal parent decides the phenotype of female progeny only. O B) The paternal parent does not contribute an allele. C) Complete dominance does not apply. D) The inheritance of genotype follows Mendelian principles. s Scanned with CamScanner

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