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By which cellular division process do male honeybees (drones, \(n = 16\)) produce sperm?

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By which cellular division process do male honeybees (drones, \(n = 16\)) produce sperm?

Options

  • Mitosis

  • Meiosis II

  • Meiosis I

  • Amitosis

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Solution

Because male honeybees are already haploid (\(n = 16\)), they produce sperm carrying 16 chromosomes through mitosis rather than meiosis. Females (\(2n = 32\)) produce eggs via meiosis.

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