NEET 2026
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2026
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
NEET 2026 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
In a population of a grasshopper species, the chromosome number of...
In a population of a grasshopper species, the chromosome number of some members is and some other members possess chromosomes. The and chromosome-bearing members in this species are :
Options
- Afemales and males, respectively
- Ball males
- Cmales and females, respectively
- Dall females
Correct answer
C. males and females, respectively
Step-by-step solution
Grasshoppers exhibit the XX-XO type of sex determination.
In this system, females have a pair of X chromosomes (XX) along with autosomes, while males have only one X chromosome (XO) along with autosomes.
Thus, females have one more chromosome than males.
Given the chromosome numbers and , the members with chromosomes are males ( autosomes + X chromosome) and the members with chromosomes are females ( autosomes + X chromosomes).
Therefore, the and chromosome-bearing members are males and females, respectively.
Answer: males and females, respectively
In this system, females have a pair of X chromosomes (XX) along with autosomes, while males have only one X chromosome (XO) along with autosomes.
Thus, females have one more chromosome than males.
Given the chromosome numbers and , the members with chromosomes are males ( autosomes + X chromosome) and the members with chromosomes are females ( autosomes + X chromosomes).
Therefore, the and chromosome-bearing members are males and females, respectively.
Answer: males and females, respectively