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Question #1

In mammals, the sex chromosome regions that that are homologous for pairing in meiosis are called the:

A. pseudoautonomous regions.

B. autonomous regions.

C. autosomal regions.

D. pseudoautosomal regions.

E. parahomologous regions.

Question #2

A gene on the Y chromosome that encodes a transcription factor that determines male sex characteristic development is called:

A. PAR.

B. ZRY.

C. CXY.

D. SRY.

E. SYR.

Question #3

Birds and reptiles have the _________ sex chromosomes for biological sex determination.

A. A and B

B. X and Y

C. Z and W

D. X and W

E. Y and Z

Question #4

Development of male and female reproductive organs in plants is determined by the mechanism of:

A. chromosomal sex determination.

B. genic sex determination.

C. genic balance.

D. haplodiploidy.

Question #5

The chromosome composition for sex determination in mammals means that males are the _____ sex.

A. hemigametic.

B. homogametic.

C. heterogametic.

D. spermatogametic.

Question #6

A fruit fly with two sets of autosomal chromosomes and one X sex chromosome would be ___.

A. female

B. intersex

C. male

D. metafemale

E. metamale