What insight did Nettie Stevens's studies of the beetle Tenebrio molitor provide about the chromosome theory of inheritance?
A)Genes are located on chromosomes.
B)The number of autosomal chromosomes varied between gametes.
C)Crossing over occurs between homologous chromosomes.
D)Sex is determined by the presence of an X or Y chromosome in the male gamete.
E)Chromosomes assort independently into the haploid gametes.

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Nettie Stevens discovered that sex determination in beetles was linked to the presence of X and Y chromosomes, with males having XY and females XX, providing evidence for chromosomal sex determination.

What Insight Did Nettie Stevens's Studies of the Beetle Tenebrio