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    XX/O Type of Sex Determination MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

    Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET

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    • Sex Determination: XX Female & XO Male Type is considered one of the most asked concept.

    • 10 Questions around this concept.

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     XO type of sex determination can be found in:

    Which one of the following conditions correctly describes the manner of determining the sex in the given example?

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    Sex Determination: XX Female & XO Male Type

     

    • Mc Clung and Wilson (1903) described this type of sex mechanism in insects especially in grasshopper.
    • In male there is no mate for X chromosome, hence the name XO is given, there is no Y chromosome. 
    • The females have two sex chromosomes, XX.
    • Females are homogametic while males are heterogametic.
    • Males produce sperm of two types, 50% with X chromosome and 50% without X.

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    Sex Determination: XX Female & XO Male Type

    Biology Textbook for Class XII

    Page No. : 85

    Line : 22

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