Majority of the flowering plants are monoecious with male and female reproductive parts are borne on the same flowers or different flowers of same plant. Only about 6% of Angiosperms are dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants). The studies of sex determination mechanisms in plants were done only […]
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Genic Balance Theory of Sex Determination in Drosophila melanogaster
What is sex determination? Living organisms, with a very few exceptions, are differentiated into male and female individuals based on their morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics. Even though the mechanism greatly varies, the sexes of the individuals are genetically determined. The biological system that determines the development of sexual characteristics […]
Continue ReadingHardy Weinberg Equilibrium: Population and Evolutionary Genetics
What is population? An ecosystem consists of many species. Species is a group of living organism comprising of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes through interbreeding. The individuals of a same species of a particular region are called population. Population definition: “A group of individuals of a particular species occupying […]
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