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Question
What is heterogamety ? Explain the mechanism of sex determinatin in Drosophila.
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Solution
Heterogamety - Either male or female individual produces two different types of gametes.
Mechanism of sex determination in Drosophila. In Drosophila, the males have one X and one Y chromosome, whereas females have a pair of X-chromosomes besides autosomes.
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