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1. a) xx ♀ : xy ♂ (50:50)

b) wy ♀ : yy ♂ (50:50)

c) wy ♀ : xy ♂ (50:50)

d) wx ♀: wy ♂ : xx ♀ : xy ♂ (3♀ : 1♂)

e) wx ♀: wy ♀ : xy ♂ : yy ♂ (1♀ : 1♂)

f) All males.

2. All males - Sex chromosomes for O. mossambicus female - XX

Sex chromosomes for O. hornorum male - ZZ

3. a) All females

b) 3 males : 1 female

c) All males

d) All males

e) All males

4. Genotypic ratio - 1 XX : 1 XY ma

Phenotypic ratio - 1 grey female ; 1 maculatus male

5. a) Genotypic ratio - 1 Xcp Xcp : 1 Xcp Xcp : 1 XcpY : 1 XchY

Phenotypic ratio - 2 caudalis female : 1 caudalis male :

1 transparent tailed male.

b) Genotypic ratio - 1 Xcp Xcp : 1 XchY

Phenotypic ratio - 1 caudalis♀ : 1 transparent tailed ♂

c) Genotypic ratio - 1 Xch Xch : 1 X cp X ch : 1 X ch Y : 1 X cp Y

Phenotypic ratio - 1 transparent tailed ♀ : 1 caudalis ♀ : 1 transparent

tailed ♂ : 1 caudalis ♂

6. XY × XX

Black spot ♂ Normal ♀

F 1 XX ♀ : XY ♂

Normal Black spot (50 : 50)

Female – homogametic , male – heterogametic

If the gene controlling black spot were located on the X – chromosome.

XY × XX

Normal ♂ Carrier ♀

F 1 XX : XX : XY : XY

Carrier ♀ Normal ♀ Normal ♂ Black spot ♂

If the black spot male is crossed with a carrier normal female,

XY × XX

Black spot ♂ Carrier normal ♀

F 1 1 XY : 1 XX : 1 XY : 1 XX

Black spot ♂ Carrier ♀ Black spot ♂ Normal ♀

7. Wo Zn X Zw Zw

Nigra ♀ White ♂

Wo Zw Zn Zw

White ♀ Nigra ♂

Wo Zn : Wo Zw : Zn Zw : Zw Zw

Nigra ♀ White ♀ Nigra ♂ White ♂

Sex determination type is WZ female and ZZ male

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