Sex Determination

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Sex Determination: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Sex Determination in Animals, Autosomes, XX-XY Type of Sex Determination, Sex Determination in Honey Bee, ZZ-Z0 Type of Sex Determination, Sex Chromosomes, XX-X0 Type of Sex Determination, etc.

Important Questions on Sex Determination

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Which of the following organisms show heterogametic nature in one of their sex?

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Bird females have chromosome arrangement as

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How is sex determined in human beings?

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How is sex determined in human beings ?

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Non-disjunction results in the chromosomal aberration.

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In moths, female is homogametic and male is heterogametic.

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In grasshoppers, the male gametes contain two types of chromosomes. 

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The XX-XO karyotype is seen in:

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The chromosomes responsible for the determination of sex in humans are ______.

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Barr body is found in humans. It is associated with _____.

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The chromosomes in human males and females are represented as _____ and _____.

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Match the following

  List - I   List - II
a XX-XO Type i Drosophila
b XX-XY Type ii Grasshopper
c ZO-ZZ Type iii Birds
d ZW-ZZ Type iv Fumea
The correct answer is

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When sex determination occurs after fertilization, it is called __________.

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Human genetics at metaphase may be karyotyped.

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Discuss the genic balance mechanism of sex determination with reference to Drosophila.

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Differentiate Intersexes from Supersexes.

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Sex-determination in human being is _____.

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Write the number of chromosomes in female and male human.

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The number of autosomes in human is

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Observe the given figure carefully.

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Which among the following shows this type of sex determination?