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Sex chromosomes in chickens are

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a

ZO in females and ZZ in males

b

ZW in females and ZZ in males

c

XX in females and XO in males

d

ZZ in females and ZW in males

answer is B.

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The type of sex determination in fowls is ZW-ZZ type. The karyotype of the female is AAZW and that of the male is AAZZ. The female is heterogametic and the male is homogametic. The female produces two types of ova (AZ, AW) and the sex of the offspring depends on the type of fertilising ovum.

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