State one visible effect of:
Simple goitre

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Simple goitre:
Enlargement of the thyroid gland (swelling in the neck region) due to deficiency of iodine in the diet causes hyposecretion of thyroxine which leads to decreased heartbeat rate and respiration rate.

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