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Which of the following hormones is necessary for the development of secondary sexual characters in human beings?

A

Estrogen

B

FSH

C

Testosterone

D

Both a and c

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Estrogen, secreted by ovaries in females, stimulates the development of secondary sexual characters during puberty and maintains them through the reporductive years of adult lif in females Testosterone is produced by testes in males, it stimulates the development of male secondary sexual charaters like beard, moustache, etc.
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