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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 2323 and some other members possess 2424 chromosomes. The 2323 and 2424 chromosome-bearing members in this species are :

Options

  1. Afemales and males, respectively
  2. Ball males
  3. Cmales and females, respectively
  4. 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 2323 and 2424, the members with 2323 chromosomes are males (2222 autosomes + 11 X chromosome) and the members with 2424 chromosomes are females (2222 autosomes + 22 X chromosomes).

Therefore, the 2323 and 2424 chromosome-bearing members are males and females, respectively.

Answer: males and females, respectively
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