Which of the following effects best demonstrates how a female parent's genotype influences a person's character?

The effect of the mother's genotype on the phenotype of her offspring is known as maternal effect. Maternal effect is an example of how the genotype of one parent can influence the phenotype of their offspring.

Maternal effect occurs because certain maternal genes are expressed in the egg cell and then passed on to the developing embryo. These maternal genes can play a critical role in early embryonic development and can have a lasting impact on the offspring's phenotype.