Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Which among the following statement is correct ?

Options:

XX chromosomes are present in grasshopper female .

XXY chromosomes are present in human as klinefelter's syndrome .

XY chromosomes are present in male Drosophila .

All of these .

Correct Answer:

All of these .

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) – All of these.

In human beings and in Drosophila the males have one X and one Y chromosome, whereas females have a pair of X-chromosomes besides autosomes.

Klinefelter’s Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused due to the presence of an additional copy of X chromosome resulting into a karyotype of 47, XXY.

Incase of grasshopper males have only one X-chromosome besides the autosomes, whereas females have a pair of X-chromosomes .