Mechanisms of Sex Determination
Mechanisms of Sex Determination: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, XX-XY Type of Sex Determination, Sex Determination in Honey Bee, Sex Reversal & Freemartin etc.
Important Questions on Mechanisms of Sex Determination
Which of the following organisms show heterogametic nature in one of their sex?
Bird females have chromosome arrangement as
Can a freemartin be pregnant?
How common is sex reversal?
How does sex reversal happen?
What are sex linked traits?
What are the three levels of sex differentiation?
What are the classifications of sex traits?
What is sex differentiation?
What is gynandromorphs ?
Which of the following have type of sex determination?
In moths, female is homogametic and male is heterogametic.
In grasshoppers, the male gametes contain two types of chromosomes.
The XX-XO karyotype is seen in:
In a certain taxon of insects, some have chromosomes, and the others have chromosomes. The chromosome-bearing organisms are males or females?
ZZ/ZW type of sex determination is seen in _____ (Peacock/Platypus).
_____ is a prenatal test in which amniotic fluid is taken for the diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections as well as for sex determination.
The chromosomes responsible for the determination of sex in humans are ______.
