discuss the role of endocrine gland along the germ cell. name any one hormone in each case.

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Organs that produce germ cell and also act as a endocrine glands are testis in males and ovaries in female. There role is to produce germ cells, spermatozoa in males and ovum in female that will take part in fertilisation and they also secrete hormones (necessary for the development of sexual and secondary sexual characteristics in males and females) which are testosterone in males and oestrogen in females.

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