In a certain taxon of insects some have 17 chromosomes and the others have 18 chromosomes. The 17 an

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In a certain taxon of insects some have 17 chromosomes and the others have 18 chromosomes. The 17 and 18 chromosome-bearing organisms are\

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(a) : In certain insects, XX-XO type of sex determination is observed where females have autosomes +1 pair of sex chromosomes while males have autosomes +1 sex chromosome.