In Drosophila, the sex of an individual is determined by  

A.  1 pair of alleles.
B.  the number of X chromosomes.
C.  the number of Y chromosomes.
D.  1 pair of autosomes.
E.  2 pairs of alleles.


B.  the number of X chromosomes.

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