Mammary glands are modified

Cutaneous glands

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Sebaceous glands

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Sweat glands

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Scent glands

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Solution

The correct option is C Sweat glands
Mammary glands are milk-producing glands and are characteristic of all female mammals. Mammary glands are derived from a modification of sweat glands. They first appear in embryonic life as clumps of cells proliferating from a longitudinal ridge of ectoderm.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C), 'Sweat glands'.

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