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Question
The mechanism of sex determination in male honey bee is
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
In honey bees (Hymenoptera), sex determination is based on the haplodiploid system. Females (workers and queens) are diploid, developing from fertilized eggs. Males (drones) are haploid, developing from unfertilized eggs by parthenogenesis. The mechanism involves the complementary sex determination (CSD) locus, where heterozygosity at this locus leads to female development, while hemizygosity (haploid) or homozygosity leads to male development. Option C describes the ratio of X-chromosomes to haploid sets, which is a similar concept in some insects.
Hint
This system results in haploid males from unfertilized eggs and diploid females from fertilized eggs.