What are sex hormones?Why are they named so?State their function?
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Sex hormones are those specific hormones that affect sexual and reproductive development of animals.
These hormones stand responsible for developing second level sexual characters in an adult animal according to its genre.
Two types of sex hormones are found, one is male hormone and the other is female hormone.
For example, estrogen is a female hormone and testosterone is a male hormone.
Answer:
The chemical substances produced by the sex organs are called sex hormones. For example, in females, the sex hormones produced by the ovary is called oestrogen and in males, the sex hormones produced by the testis is called testosterone.
Some of the functions performed by the sex hormones:
Oestrogen: This hormone is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characters in females like enlargement of breasts, development of female reproductive organs, etc.
Testosterone: this hormone brings the secondary sex character in boys such as the growth of beard, the voice becomes hoarse, development of the reproductive organs etc.