Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
Drosophila flies with XXY genotype are females, but human berings with such genotype are abnormal males. It shows that
Options
A.Y-chromosome is essential for sex determination in Drosophila
B.Y-chromosome is female determination in Drosophila
C.Y-chromosome is male determination in human beings
D.Y-chromosome has no role in sex determination either in Drosophila or in human beings
Solution
In human berings, the presence of a Y-chromosome is required for the sevelopment of a male sex phenotype. X-chromosomes present in any number (XXX, XXXX) in the absence of a Y- chromosome gives ise to female. Presence of even a single Y-chromosome confers maleness. In Drosophila, Y-chromosome plays no Significant role in determination. In Drosophila male determiners were located on autosomes. One X and two autosomes produce male while two X (X, X) and two autosomes produce female.
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