Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 14, Human Heredity - Assessment - Connecting Concepts - Use Science Graphics/Write About Science - Page 414: 27

Answer

Male and female sex in fruit flies is determined by the number of X chromosomes. The male has one X chromosome and the female has two X chromosomes. In humans females have both X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome.

Work Step by Step

Male and female sex in fruit flies is determined by the number of X chromosomes. The male has one X chromosome and the female has two X chromosomes. In humans females have both X chromosomes and males have one X and one Y chromosome.
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