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What chromosome combination indicates a male in humans?
Think of the letters that correspond to male in the XY system.
In which gender do ZW chromosomes appear?
Remember that ZW is the female designation in birds.
What is the chromosome configuration for a female in species that use XX/XY sex determination?
Recall what chromosomal pair determines female gender.
True or False: In honey bees, the sex of the offspring depends on whether the egg is fertilized or not.
Think about how fertilization affects development.
Explain how environmental factors might influence sex determination ratios in haplodiploid systems compared to XX/XY systems.
Think about how climate or food availability can impact populations.
Develop a hypothesis on how the sex determination system affects social structure in honey bee colonies compared to human societies.
Consider how roles might differ in a bee colony versus a human society.
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