Practice mode Entomology

What is the chromosome condition of worker honeybees?

Correct answer A. Diploid

Explanation

Worker bees are females that develop from fertilised eggs, so they carry two sets of chromosomes (2n = 32); only drones, from unfertilised eggs, are haploid.

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