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In honey bee the drones (males) are produced from

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Unfertilized eggs
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Fertilized eggs
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Larvae from unfertilized eggs, which are fed on royal jelly
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Larvae from unfertilized eggs, which are not cared by the workers at all
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Solution

The correct option is A Unfertilized eggs
A drone is a male bee that is the product of an egg that is not fertilized by a male bee. Hence, drone contains only one set of chromosomes from the mother. His role is to mate with the fertile queen.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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