NEET2011ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
What will you look for to identity the sex of the following?
Options
- AMale frog - a copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb
- BFemale cock- - anal cerci roach
- CMale shark - claspers borne on pelvic fins
- DFemale Ascaris - sharply curved posterior end
Correct answer
C. Male shark - claspers borne on pelvic fins
Step-by-step solution
A clasper is a male anatomical structure found in some groups of animals, and used in mating. Male cartilaginous fish like shark have claspers formed from the posterior portion of their pelvic fin which serves as intromittent organs used to channel semane into the female's cloaca during mating.