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 male in Drosophila.

(AIPMT-2011)

Solution

(b): $XO$ type of sex chromosomes determine male sex in grasshoppers. This type of sex­ determination comes under $XX­XO$ type. Its common examples are cockroaches, grasshoppers and bugs. The female has two homomorphic sex chromosomes $XX$ and is homogametic. It produces similar eggs, each with X­chromosome. The male has one chromosome only and is heterogametic. It produces $2$ types of sperms : gynosperms with $X$ and androsperms without $X$. Fertilisation of an egg by $X$ ­bearing sperm yieldsfemale offspring and by no $X$ sperm yields male offspring. $AA + XXAA + XXAA + XOAA + XO$

Standard 12
Biology

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