What is difference between plant hormone and animal hormone?

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Plant Hormone
The chemical messengers present in the plant system that helps with plant development are called plant hormones.

Animal Hormone
The chemical messengers that are part of the animal system help with its life processes like growth, development, and reproduction.

Plant hormones
Animal hormones

1. Secreted from specific cells in plant body.
1. Secreted always from the endocrine glands present in the body.

2. Diffuses through the xylem and phloem as they are the vascular structure.
2. Diffuses through the blood present in blood vessels.

3. Generally acts on a nearby target organ structure,
3. The animal hormones generally act at a distant region from where it is secreted.

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Plant hormones	Animal hormones
1. Secreted from specific cells in plant body.	1. Secreted always from the endocrine glands present in the body.
2. Diffuses through the xylem and phloem as they are the vascular structure.	2. Diffuses through the blood present in blood vessels.
3. Generally acts on a nearby target organ structure,	3. The animal hormones generally act at a distant region from where it is secreted.