NEET Biology question

Heterogametic male condition does not occur in

(A)BirdsCorrect
(B)Humans
(C)*Drosophila*
(D)Honey bee

Answer: (A)

Solution

In birds, the female (ZW) is the heterogametic sex while the male (ZZ) is homogametic — the reverse of the mammalian pattern — so the "heterogametic male" condition does not occur in birds, matching option (a); in humans

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Question ID VK-119705