The sex chromosome of male grasshoppers possess:

Only Y-chromosome

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Only X-chromosome

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X and Y-chromosome

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Neither X nor Y-chromosome

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Solution

The correct option is B
Only X-chromosome

Sex determination is a biological mechanism which determines the development of sexual characteristics in an organism. The sex determining mechanism in grasshopper is XX-XO type. The males have only one X chromosome besides the autosomes whereas female has two X chromosomes.

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