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Why are grasshopper and Drosophila said to show male heterogamety ? Explain.

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In grasshopper males have one X only (XO type), in Drosophila males have one X and one Y (XY type)- Males in both produce 2 different kinds of gametes so heterogametic.

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In grasshoppers there is found XX-XO type of sex determination. Males have only one sex chromosome and therefore produce two types of male gametes : one with X chromosome (A + X) and the other without sex chromosome (A + O), thus shows heterogamety. 

In Drosophila there are two sex chromosomes (XY) which are heteromorphic and therefore two types of male gametes : one with X chromosome (A + X) and another with Y chromosome (A + Y).

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