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Answer the following questions: 

A. Why are grasshopper and Drosophila said to show male heterogamety ? Explain.

B. Explain female heterogamety with the help of an example.

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A. Drosophila exhibits XY type of sex determination. Males produce two types of sperms, one having X chromosome and one having Y chromosome whereas females have only X-type of chromosomes. Grasshoppers exhibit XO type of sex determination. Males produce two types of gametes, one with X chromosome and other with no sex chromosome. Thus, both show male heterogamety.

B. Female heterogamety can be seen in female birds. In these, the females have one Z and one W chromosome whereas males have a pair of Z chromosomes besides the autosomes.

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