NEET
Botany

Sex Determination

Low Priority
Consistency: 20%
Weightage: 4 / 20 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

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2011
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2006

Questions
4 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
medium
botany ID: neet-200

In which mode of inheritance do you expect more maternal influence among the offspring?

1. Autosomal

2. Cytoplasmic

3. Y-linked

4. X-linked

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02
PYQ 2011
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Which one of the following conditions correctly describes the manner of determining the sex in the given example?
1. XO type of sex chromosomes determines male sex in grasshopper
2. XO condition in humans as found in Turner syndrome, determines female sex
3. Homozygous sex chromosomes (XX) produce males in Drosophila
4. Homozygous sex chromosomes (ZZ) determine the female sex in birds.
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03
PYQ 2019
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Select the incorrect statement:

1. Human males have one of their sex-chromosome much shorter than the other.
2. Male fruit fly is heterogametic.
3. In male grasshoppers, 50% of sperms have no sex chromosome.
4. In domesticated fowls, the sex of progeny depends on the type of sperm rather than the egg.
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04
PYQ 2022
easy
botany ID: neet-202
XO type of sex determination can be found in:
1. Monkeys
2. Drosophila
3. Birds
4. Grasshoppers
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