Which statement best explains why traits encoded by mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes typically display maternal inheritance in sexually reproducing eukaryotes?

A) Organellar chromosomes integrate into the nuclear genome and undergo meiotic crossing over exclusively in females.

B) Paternal organellar genes are consistently masked because they act as sex-linked recessive alleles.

C) Organellar DNA from the male gamete is systematically silenced through heavy genomic imprinting.

D) The female gamete contributes virtually all of the cytoplasm and its resident organelles to the developing zygote.

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