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The number of chromosomes in queen, worker and drone honeybee are respectively

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a

32, 16, 16

b

16, 16, 32

c

16, 32, 16 

d

32, 32, 16

answer is C.

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In honeybees Males (drones) are produced from unfertilised eggs and are haploid (16 chromosomes). Females (queen or worker) are produced from fertilised eggs and  are diploid (32 chromosomes). This type of sex determination is called haplodiploidy.
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