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Addition of a trace of thyroxine or iodine in water containing tadpoles will

Correct answer: B. Hasten their metamorphosis

  • A. keep them in larval stage
  • B. Hasten their metamorphosis
  • C. Slow down their metamorphosis
  • D. kill the tadpoles

Explanation

In 1912, Gudernatsch discovered that metamorphosis in a frog's tadpole is increased by the thyroxine hormone which has iodine as the main constituent. If thyroxine or iodine is added to water having tadpoles in it, then it increases the rate of metamorphosis in the tadpole.

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