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Identify True/False statement. Correct false statement to make it true. Androgens are produced by Sertoli cells. - Biology

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Question

Identify True/False statement. Correct false statement to make it true.

Androgens are produced by Sertoli cells.

True or False
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Solution

This statement is false.

Correct statement: 

Androgens are produced by interstitial cells or Leydig cells.

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Chapter 3: Human Reproduction - NCERT EXERCISES [Page 117]

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Nootan Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 3 Human Reproduction
NCERT EXERCISES | Q 16. (a) | Page 117

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