JIPMER2005BotanyAnimal Kingdom
Moulting hormone is secreted by
Options
- Acorpora cardiacum
- Bprothoracic gland
- Ccorpora allata
- Dcorpora allata
Correct answer
B. prothoracic gland
Step-by-step solution
Moulting hormone (ecdysone) is secreted by prothoracic gland. These glands are paired, bilateral sheet of cells in the thorax. In Periplaneta, this endocrine gland is X -shaped. This gland is stimulated by prothoracicotropic hormone. Ecdysone, by causing transformation from larval to pupal stage, initiates post embryonic growth in insects.