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Over-secretion of growth hormone leads to which condition?
AGlycosuria
BGranuloma
CGigantism
DGingivitis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gigantism
1. Growth hormone drives the growth of the whole body.
2. Too much of it in childhood overshoots normal height.
3. Over-secretion of GH stimulates abnormal growth of the body leading to gigantism.
4. Low secretion results in pituitary dwarfism.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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