State whether true or false:
Among fruitflies, females are homogametic while males are heterogametic.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Like humans, in Drosophila (commonly known as fruitfly), males are heterogametic (two distinct sex chromosomes X and Y) while females are homogametic (two similar sex chromosomes X and X).

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