Which one of the following conditions correctly describes the manner of determining the sex in the given example

Options

A. Homozygous sex chromosomes (XX) produce male in Drosophila
B. Homozygous sex chromosomes (ZZ) determine female sex in birds
C. XO type of sex chromosomes determine male sex in grasshopper
D. XO condition in humans as found in Turner Syndrome, determines female sex

Answer

C

Explanation

The XO sex-determination system is a system that determines the sex of offspring among:
Most arachnids, almost all apterygote and Paleopteran insects (e.g. dragonflies and silverfish) most exopterygote insects, (e.g. grasshoppers, crickets and cockroaches) some nematodes, crustaceans, gastropod molluscs, and bony fish.