Variegated

Phenotype: mottled coloration
Genotype: (Var)

Variegated Fast Plants stock is characterized by patterns of green and white in any or all plant parts. This coloration is caused by the presence of a mixture of green and mutant white chloroplasts in plant tissues. The variegated trait is cytoplasmically (maternally) inherited.

Investigations

• Photosynthesis
• Study of maternal (cytoplasmic) inheritance patterns

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