alleryIn grasshopper, the sex-determination mechanism is:
AZW type
BXO type (males XO, females XX)
CHaplodiploid
DXY type
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. XO type (males XO, females XX)
**Grasshopper:** **XO type** — females have a pair of X chromosomes (XX + autosomes), males have only one X (XO + autosomes).
Males produce two types of sperm (X-bearing and no-X-bearing)
→ male heterogamety.
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