Ceruminous or wax producing glands are modified

Apocrine sweat glands

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Merocrine sweat glands

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Holocrine sebaceous glands

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The correct option is A Apocrine sweat glands
Ceruminous glands are tubular glands present in external auditory canal which produce earwax. The are modified apocrine sebaceous glands. Apocrine glands are generally present in the skin and secrete their products on the skin surface. Cerumen is a modified form of sebaceous secretion. It is secreted from ceruminous glands.
So, the correct answer is 'Apocrine sweat glands'.

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