Give the sex of the following Drosophila assuming that the autosomes are present in the normal number.XO; XY; XXY.Answers are in order respectively .

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In Drosophila, sex is determined by the ratio of X chromosomes to sets of autosomes. XO results in a male (due to the lack of a second X chromosome), XY is the normal male genotype, and XXY results in a female because the presence of two X chromosomes, despite the Y chromosome, provides a female-determining ratio of X chromosomes to autosomes.

Give the Sex of the Following Drosophila Assuming That the Autosomes