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Which of the following animal shows lowest degree of sexual dimorphism?

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Spiders
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Birds
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Bees
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Homo sapiens
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Solution

The correct option is D Homo sapiens
  • Sexual dimorphism refers to the condition where the two sexes of the same species show different characteristics apart from the differences in their sex organs.
  • In spiders, the drastic difference in size is seen where males are very small compared to females
  • A common type of dimorphism is colouration which is commonly seen in many species of birds.
  • Bees show difference of both size and pattern among Queen, Drone or worker bees.
  • Among all the options, humans show least sexual dimorphism with nearly same sizes and other similarities between both sexes.
  • So, the correct option is 'Homo sapiens'.

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