Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 438

Question: In the buccal cavity slide cell of an individual we get a dark stained body near nuclear membrane. The genotype of the individual may be [DPMT 1983]

Options:

A) XX

B) XY

C) XYY

D) XXX

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Accroding to genetic balance theory, the ratio of x-chromosomes and autosomes is operative in determining sex in Drosophila.

For male ratio is .50 and for female 1.00.

The ratio increases in superfemales and decreases in supermales.