If whole of the cells in any gland are secretory, the gland is

Holocrine

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Apocrine

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Merocrine

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Holocrine
Glands that release entire cells content by rupturing the cell are called as holocrine.
Glands that lose small portions of their glandular cell bodies during secretion are called as apocrine.
Glands that release fluid products by exocytosis are called as merocrine glands.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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