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In Drosophila, XXY represents a female but in human it is an abnormal male. It shows that

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Y-chromosome is essential for male sex in human.
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Y-chromosome is essential for female sex determination in Drosophila.
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Y-chromosome is not essential for male sex determination in human.
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The correct option is A Y-chromosome is essential for male sex in human.
In Drosophila, XXY represents a female but in human it is an abnormal male, because Y chromosomes are essential for determining the sex of the individual. Normally male individual possess X and Y chromosomes and female have XX chromosomes. Therefore individual having XXY genotype is an abnormal male.

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