Question

In the haplodiploidy system observed in honeybees, fertilized eggs develop into which type of individual?

Options

• Haploid females

• Diploid females

• Triploid individuals

• Haploid males

Answer 1

In the haplodiploidy system characteristic of honeybees, ants, and wasps, fertilized eggs develop into diploid females (with 2n chromosomes). Unfertilized eggs develop into haploid males. This unique system determines sex through the ploidy level rather than through sex chromosomes.