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Explain the mechanism of sex determination in insects like Drosophila and grasshopper. |
Answer» A large number of insects show XO type of sex determination while some of the sperms bear an X chromosome and other do not have an X chromosome becoomes female and thoses fertilized by sperms that lacks X chromosome becomes male. Rest of the chromosomes are named autosomes. In Drosophila melanogaslar and human beings, the male have XY chromosomes & females have XX chromosomes. | |