. Select the incorrect statement.
(a) Human males have one of their sex-chromosome
much shorter than other.
(b) Male fruit fly is heterogametic.
(c) In male grasshoppers, 50% of sperms have no
sex-chromosome.
(d) In domesticated fowls, sex of progeny depends
on the type of sperm rather than egg.

1 Answer

Answer :

(d) In domesticated fowls, sex of progeny depends
on the type of sperm rather than egg.

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