In honeybees, female sex cells called eggs are produced by meiosis. If

an egg is fertilized by a sperm, it develops into a female bee. An

unfertilized egg develops into a male bee. Which statement about the

male honeybee genome is true?

A) Male bees have two copies of each gene.

B) Male bees are heterozygous for many traits.

C) Male bees have greater genetic variation than female bees.

D) Male bees have half as many chromosomes as female bees.

Question

Biology

Dixie Gates

4 April, 09:15

In honeybees, female sex cells called eggs are produced by meiosis. If

an egg is fertilized by a sperm, it develops into a female bee. An

unfertilized egg develops into a male bee. Which statement about the

male honeybee genome is true?

A) Male bees have two copies of each gene.

B) Male bees are heterozygous for many traits.

C) Male bees have greater genetic variation than female bees.

D) Male bees have half as many chromosomes as female bees.

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Answers (2)

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Cortez Wagner · Answer 1

the answer is'A'

Pockets · Answer 2

D) Male bees have half as many chromosomes as female bees.

Explanation: Male bees are made when sperm of male does not fertilized the egg of female. So the number of chromosome remains haploid i. e. half number of chromosome while female bees are formed when sperm of male combine with egg of female and produce fertile zygote and the organism formed is diploid i. e. double number of chromosomes.