Question

A fertilised egg in honeybees receives 16 chromosomes from the queen's egg and 16 chromosomes from the drone's sperm. Into which individual(s) can this diploid zygote (\(2n = 32\)) develop?

Options

• A female bee (Queen or Worker)

• Male drones or Queen bees

• Haploid female bees

• Drones only

Answer 1

A fertilised egg forms a diploid zygote (\(2n = 32\)) from 16 maternal and 16 paternal chromosomes. This fertilised egg invariably develops into a female bee, which can become either a queen or a worker.