Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 439
Question: Drosophila flies with one half of the body male and other half female is referred to as [CBSE PMT 1994]
Options:
A) Gynandromorph
B) Hermaphrodite
C) Super female
D) Intersex
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
In Drosophila, occasionally flies are obtained in which a part of the body exhibits female characters end the other part exhibits male as gynandromorphs.
These are formed due to misdivision of chromosomes and start as female with 2A + 2X chromosomes.
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