In the Insect Order Hymenoptera, Which Includes Ants, Bees, and Wasps

question 42

Multiple Choice

In the insect order Hymenoptera, which includes ants, bees, and wasps, sex determination is based on

• A) temperature.
• B) a sex-determination locus.
• C) the Y chromosome.
• D) ploidy.
• E) none of the above.

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