The juvenile hormone promoting the nymphal characteristics of insects, is produced by

Prothoracic glands

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Corpus cardiacum

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Corpus allatum

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Corpus albicans

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Solution

The correct option is A Corpus allatum
Juvenile hormone (neotenin) are secreted by a pair of endocrine glands behind the brain called the corpora allata. They serve two major functions; they regulate the development process in cockroach and the production of eggs in female ovaries.
So, the correct option is 'Corpus allatum'.

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