Question 16

(Multiple Choice)

The sex of birds,some insects,and other organisms is determined by a ZW chromosomal arrangement in which the males have like sex chromosomes ZZ and females are ZW similar to XY in humans .Assume that a recessive lethal allele on the Z chromosome causes death of an embryo in birds.What sex ratio would result in the offspring if a cross were made between a male heterozygous for the lethal allele and a normal female?


A)1:2 male to female
B)4:1 male to female
C)3:1 male to female
D)2:1 male to female
E)1:1 male to female

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