Chemical-Coordination-And-Integration Question 52

Question: The primary difference between sex hormones in general and gonadotropins specifically is that gonadotropins:

Options:

A) Are produced before birth only.

B) Are present only in one sex.

C) Cease functioning at puberty

D) Influence the production of gametes specifically, while sex hormones have a wide variety of primary and secondary roles in sex development and determination.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] Gonadotropins are activated at puberty and necessary for the production and maturation of gametes.