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In bugs and cockroaches, the sex determination takes place by
$XX$ and $XO$ chromosomes
$XX$ and $XY$ chromosomes
$ZZ-ZW$ chromosomes
$ZO-ZZ$ chromosomes
Solution

$XX$ and $XO$ chromosome.
$XY$ and $XY$ type sex determination seen in many insect and mammals including humans. Males have $X$ and $Y$ chromosome along with autosome and females have pair of ' $X$ ' chromosome along with autosome
Parents Phenotypes Male Female
Genotypes $44 A + XY 44 A + XX$
Gametes $22 A + X 22 A + Y 22 A + A 22 A + X$
$22 A + X 22 A + X$
Children $22 A + X 44 A + XX 44 A + XY$ Female
$22 A + Y 44 A + XY 44 A + XY \text { Male }$
Sex ratio Female : Male = $1: 1$
In plants The flowering plants are mostly bisexual and lack sex chromosomes. The unisexual flowering plants tent to have $XX-XY$ type of sex chromosomal mechanism for sex determination. The female plants are $XX$ and male plants are $XY.$
$XX$ and $XO$ Type of Sex Determination
Found in insect like grasshopper, cockroaches and bugs. Males have only $X$ sex-chromosome and autosomes, female have pair of $X$ chromosome and autosome
Parents Phenotypes Male Female
Genotypes $A A+X O\; A A+X X$
Gametes $A+X, A+O\; A+X, A+Y$
$F_{1}$-generation
$XX-XO$ type of sex determination