In chickens, the female is the homogametic sex.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The sex that is determined by possession of two similar sex chromosomes is known as homogametic sex. In chicken, males have zz chromosomes while females have zw chromosome.
So, the correct option is 'False'.

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