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Explain the mechanism of XO- type of sex determination in insects .

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In this type , the femals are femals are homogametic and have .XX. chromosomers and produce only one type of egg carrying X chromosomers , while the males are heterogmetic and have only one X chromosomers without the partner. Hence they produce two types of sperms where 50% of the sperms carry .X. chromosomers with autosomes (A +X ) and other 50% of the sperms carry only autosomes but no allosomes (A+O).
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