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cytomegalic inclusion disease
cytomegalovirus
cytopathogenic
cytopathology
cytopathy
cytopharynx
cytophotometer
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cytoplasmic inheritance
cytoplasmic streaming
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cytoplasmic inheritance
cytoplasmic inheritance


noun 
Definition:
 
inheritance of genes in cytoplasm: the inheritance of genes from the female parent that are not in the nucleus but in organelles such as mitochondria that are found in the cytoplasm. This type of inheritance is not controlled by Mendel's laws.
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