Question
Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
XX-XY type of sex determination mechanism is an example of male heterogamety. In birds, male heterogamety is seen as males produce two different types of gametes.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false
If assertion is true but reason is false
Solution
Chromosomal or allosomic determination of sex is based on heterogamety or occurence of two types of gametes in one of the two sexes. Male heterogamety is found in allosome complements XX-XY and XX-XO. In birds and some reptiles both the sexes possess two sex chromosomes but unlike human beings the females contain heteromorphic sex chromosomes (AA + ZW) while the males have homomorphic sex chromosomes (AA + ZZ).