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Non-Nuclear Inheritance in AP Biology

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Non-nuclear inheritance refers to genetic information passed from parents to offspring through genes located outside the nucleus, such as in mitochondria or chloroplasts.

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Topic 5.4: 5.4 Non-Mendelian Genetics

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