Which of the Following Hormones Is Produced Only When a Woman

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following hormones is produced only when a woman is pregnant?

• A) testosterone
• B) gonadotropic-releasing hormone
• C) human chorionic gonadotropin
• D) estrogen
• E) progesterone

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Definitions:

Independent Assortment

Alleles of unlinked genes segregate independently of each other during meiosis so that the gametes can contain all possible combinations of alleles.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the genetic material by half, resulting in four genetically distinct daughter cells, crucial for sexual reproduction.

Sex Chromosome

A type of chromosome involved in determining the sex of an organism, typically referred to as X or Y chromosomes in many species.

Male

Refers to the sex that is typically associated with the production of small gametes or sperm in the context of sexual reproduction.