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GK QUESTION#3673

In honey bees, _____

  1. Amales are haploid and females are diploid.Correct answer
  2. Bmales are tetraploid and females are triploid.
  3. Cmales are diploid and females are haploid.
  4. Dmales are triploid and females are tetraploid.
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A. males are haploid and females are diploid.

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In the usual honey-bee haplodiploid system, drones develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid; females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid. Exceptional diploid males can occur, so the introductory rule describes the usual system.

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