The juvenile hormone promoting the nymphal characteristics of insects, is produced by
Corpus allatum
Corpus albicans
Corpus cardiacum
Prothoracic glands
A
Corpus allatum
B
Prothoracic glands
C
Corpus cardiacum
D
Corpus albicans
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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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