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Published on: August 21, 2026

Which of the following statements are true with reference to the sex-determination in honeybees?

An offspring formed from the union of a sperm and an egg, develops as a female (queen or worker).
, , ,

An unfertilized egg develops as a male by parthenogenesis.
, , , ,

A male has half the number of chromosomes than that of a female.
and (E) only and ,

Males produce sperms by meiosis.
(E) Honeybees have a haplodiploid sex determination system.
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Fertilized egg = Female (Queen/Worker).

Unfertilized egg = Male (via Parthenogenesis).

Females are diploid (32); Males are haploid (16).

Males produce sperm by Mitosis (not Meiosis) because they are already haploid.

(E) This system is called Haplodiploid.

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