Biology, asked by anshika2574, 1 year ago

Both overproduction and underproduction of growth hormone leads to disorders in the body. Explain giving names of both disorders

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Answered by Minsu

growth hormone controls the overall development or growth of the body, muscles, bones and tissues. lack of this hormone (hypoactivity) causes dwafness, its excessive secretion (hyperactivity) causes excessive growth of bones making the person very tall (gigantism)

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