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Question
Dramatic changes of body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretion of
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estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland
Solution
testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
Explanation -
The dramatic changes in the body features (secondary sexual characteristics) associated with puberty are mainly due to the secretion of testosterone from the testes (in males) and estrogen from the ovary (in females).
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