Question

In a colony of honey bee, male drones are originated by

• A. Diploid parthenogenesis
• B. Cyclic parthenogenesis
• C. Arrhenotoky
• D. Thelotoky

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Arrhenotoky

Honey bees are classified into three categories queen, worker and drone. Drones are male honey bees. They are developed from unfertilised female eggs. This phenomenon is called arrhenotoky.

Pathenogenesis means the development of unfertilised eggs or haploid eggs into young ones as the development of drones female bee develops from diploid fertilized ovum. Thelotoky is also a type of parthenogenesis. Thus, the correct answer is option C.