Zoology - Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question with Solution | TestHub
In a population of a grasshopper species, the chromosome number of some members is and some other members possess chromosomes. The and chromosome-bearing members in this species are :NEET 2026 (Cancelled)
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Grasshoppers exhibit the XX-XO type of sex determination.
In this system, females have a pair of X chromosomes (XX) along with autosomes, while males have only one X chromosome (XO) along with autosomes.
Thus, females have one more chromosome than males.
Given the chromosome numbers and , the members with chromosomes are males ( autosomes + X chromosome) and the members with chromosomes are females ( autosomes + X chromosomes).
Therefore, the and chromosome-bearing members are males and females, respectively.
Answer: males and females, respectively
