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Question
Hypersecretion of growth hormone causes ______.
Options
Gigantism and Dwarfism
Acromegaly and Dwarfism
Gigantism and Acromegaly
Dwarfism and Virilism
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Solution
Hypersecretion of growth hormone causes gigantism and acromegaly.
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