The mechanism of sex determination in grasshoppers is:

1. XX – XY; male heterogamety
2. XX – XY; female heterogamety
3. XX – XO; male heterogamety
4. XX – XO; female heterogamety
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During his observation of spermatogenesis in a few insects, Henking found that a nuclear structure was received by 50 % of the sperms. He called this structure as:

1. X – body 2. Y–body
3. X – chromosome 4. Y – chromosome
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In humans, the mechanism of sex determination is:

1. XX – XY; male heterogamety
2. XX – XY; female heterogamety
3. XX – XO; male heterogamety
4. XX – XO; female heterogamety
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In birds, the mechanism of sex determination is:

1. XX – XY; male heterogamety
2. ZZ – ZW; female heterogamety
3. XX – XO; male heterogamety
4. ZZ – ZW; male heterogamety
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A couple has a daughter. What is the probability that their next child will be a daughter?

1. 0 % 2. 25 %
3. 50 % 4. 100 %
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It is unfortunate that in our society women are blamed for producing female children and have been ostracised and ill-treated because:

1. The sex is determined by the type of sperm fertilizing the egg
2. The sex is determined by the type of egg fertilizing the sperm
3. The sex is determined by the hormones produced by the fetus
4. The sex is determined by God’s Will
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The source of any of the genes located on either of the X chromosomes in a female cannot be:

1.Her Mother's Father.2.Her Father's Mother.
3.Her Mother's Mother.4.Her Father's Father.

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The number of autosomes in a human egg would be:

1. 22 2. 23
3. 1 4. 2
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