Combo: Loose Leaf Version of Biology: Concepts & Investigations packaged with Connect Access Card
Combo: Loose Leaf Version of Biology: Concepts & Investigations packaged with Connect Access Card
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ISBN: 9781259673818
Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 28.5, Problem 2MC
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To determine:

The function of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

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Hormones are produced by endocrine glands in small amounts. Sex hormones synthesized primarily in the gonads, testes for men and ovaries for woman. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are the most common hormones which are synthesized in ovaries and testes. Main role of testes and ovaries is to produce sperm and ova respectively, which are haploid sex cells created via meiosis.

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