The plant coleus has three distinct leaf color phenotypes: green,white,and variegated white and green mixed t crosses are made as follows: female variegated leaves × male green leaves gives offspring with all variegated leaves female green leaves × male with white leaves gives offspring with all green leaves
Female with white leaves × male with variegated leaves gives offspring with all white leaves
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The pattern of inheritance where the phenotype of the offspring is determined solely by the phenotype of the mother, regardless of the father's phenotype, suggests cytoplasmic inheritance. This is because cytoplasmic inheritance involves genes that are present in organelles outside the nucleus, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are typically inherited from the mother.

The Plant Coleus Has Three Distinct Leaf Color Phenotypes: Green,white,and