Question

In which of the following organisms, male has half the number of chromosomes than female?

(a) Moths

(b) Grasshoppers

(c) Honey bees

(d) Butterflies

This question was posed to me in examination.

My doubt is from Inheritance and Variation Principles topic in chapter Principles of Inheritance and Variation of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Honey bees

For explanation I would say: The female progeny of a honey bee develops from the union of a sperm and an egg whereas a male progeny develops from an unfertilised egg by the means of parthenogenesis. This means that the males have half the number of chromosomes than that of a female.