Given below are two statements about sex determination in honey bees.
Statement I : A female bee has double the number of chromosomes than that of a male bee.
Statement II : A worker bee has diploid number of chromosomes like that of a queen bee.
In the light above statements, choose the option given below.

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Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

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Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

The female has 32 chromosomes, while the male has 16 chromosomes.

Both worker and queen bees are diploid.

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