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Excess growth hormone in middle-aged adults results in which condition?
AAnaemia
BArthritis
CAmnesia
DAcromegaly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Acromegaly
1. In an adult the long bones can no longer lengthen.
2. The excess hormone thickens the bones instead, especially in the face.
3. Excess secretion of growth hormone in adults can result in severe disfigurement called acromegaly.
4. So the answer is acromegaly.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Biology, Ch 19 'Chemical Coordination and Integration'_
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