Incomplete development of male secondary sexual characteristics is due to under secretion of the hormone:

Estrogen

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Progesterone

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Adrenaline

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Testosterone

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Solution

The correct option is D
Testosterone

The testes produce the male sex hormone, testosterone which is responsible for the male secondary sexual characteristics. Testosterone is the key male sex hormone that regulates fertility, muscle mass, fat distribution, and red blood cell production.

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Name the hormone which develops secondary sexual characteristics :

(a) in females (girls).

(b) in males (boys).

In males which hormone helps in development of secondary sexual characters.

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