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Drone of the honeybees shows haploid number of chromosomes. Illustrate.

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Sex determination in honeybees is due to haplo- diploid system. The fertilised egg develops into female while the unfertilized egg develops into male by parthenogenesis. Females are thus diploid and males are haploid. These haploid males develop into drones.
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