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प्रश्न
Define the following:
Hormone
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उत्तर
Hormone is a molecule that is created and secreted in very minute quantities into the blood stream by an endocrine gland or a specialized nerve cell that governs the growth or functioning of a specific tissue organ in a distant area of the body, e.g., insulin
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