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Biology Question on Cockroach

Moulting hormone in cockroach is secreted by

A

corpora cardiaca

B

corpora allata

C

corpora albicans

D

prothoracic gland.

Answer

prothoracic gland.

Explanation

Solution

Moulting hormone or ecdysone is secreted by a pair of prothoracic glands (located in thorax) of cockroach. This hormone stimulates metamorphic changes in a nymph.