alleryDeficiency of iodine in the diet leads to hypothyroidism and which condition?
AEczema
BRickets
CGoitre
DAnaemia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Goitre
1. Thyroid hormones are built around iodine.
2. Without iodine the gland enlarges as it works harder.
3. Deficiency of iodine results in hypothyroidism and enlargement of the thyroid gland, commonly called goitre.
4. So the answer is goitre.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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