Haplodiploidy
thumb |upright=2.0 |In the Hymenoptera, the [[sex-determination system involves haploid males and diploid females. System for honey bee shown.]]
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Mechanisms
- Sex determination in honey bees
- Sex determination in [[Chalcidoidea |chalcidoid wasps]]
- Relatedness ratios in haplodiploidy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb |upright=2.0 |In the Hymenoptera, the [[sex-determination system involves haploid males and diploid females. System for honey bee shown.]]
Haplodiploidy is a sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid. Haplodiploidy is sometimes called arrhenotoky.