Juvenile hormone in cockroach is secreted by:

Corpora cardiaca

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Prothoracic gland

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Corpora allata

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Corpora bigemina

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Solution

The correct option is C Corpora allata
The <>corpora allatum is an endocrine gland that produces the juvenile hormone, it plays a crucial role in metamorphosis. Surgical removal of this gland can cause an immature development of larva to pupate at its next molting, resulting in a miniature adult.
Thus, the correct answer is (A).

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