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Question
Name the female hormone produced by ovaries that helps in development of mammary glands.
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Solution
Oestrogen is the female hormone produced by ovaries that help in development of breasts/mammary glands. It also produces female secondary sexual characteristics and causes the growth and development of female sex organs.
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