1. The mechanism of sex determination in Drosophila is
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In Drosophila, sex determination is achieved by a balance of female determinants on the X chromosome and male determinants on the autosomes. ... If there is but one X chromosome in a diploid cell (1X:2A), the fly is male. If there are two X chromosomes in a diploid cell (2X:2A), the fly is female (Bridges 1921, 1925).
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In Drosophila, sex determination is achieved by a balance of female determinants on the X chromosome and male determinants on the autosomes. Thus, XO Drosophila are sterile males. In flies, the Y chromosome is not involved in determining sex. Rather, it contains genes active in forming sperm in adults.
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