Gujarati
4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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The first plant in which chromosomal basis of sex determination was discovered is

A

Melandrium $(Lychnis)$

B

Rumex

C

Sphaerocarpus

D

Coccinia

Solution

(a) In melandrium, the sex is determined by the $Y$-chromosome, when $Y$ chromosome is present, the sex is male. When $Y$ is absent, the sex is female.

Standard 12
Biology

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