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4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Which one of the following conditions correctly describes the manner of determining the sex?

A

Homozygous sex chromosomes $(ZZ)$ determine female sex in birds

B

$XO$ type of sex chromosomes determine male sex in grasshopper

C

$XO$ condition in humans as found in Turner's syndrome determines female sex

D

Homozygous sex chromosomes $(XX)$ produce males in Drosophila

(AIIMS-2018)

Solution

$XO$ type of sex chromosomes determine male sex in grasshoppers. This type of sex-determination comes under $XX – XO$ type. It is common in cockroaches, grasshoppers and bugs. The female has two homomorphic sex chromosomes $X X$ and is homogametic. It produces similar eggs, each with one $X-$ chromosome. The male has one chromosome only and is heterogametic. It produces two types of sperms-gynosperms with $X$ and androsperms without $X$.

Other statements can be corrected as follows

In birds, the females are heterozygous and represented as $ZW.$

Female sex in humans is represented as $XX.$

In Drosophila, males are heterogametic, i.e, $XY.$

Standard 12
Biology

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