Secondary Sexual Characters are developed by the Hormones which are secreted by the gonads.
The male gonads, testes, secrete the male sex hormone called Testosterone which is responsible for the development of the reproductive tissues and secondary sexual characters in males.
The female sex hormone called Estrogen is secreted by ovaries. It brings about the development of female reproductive tissues and takes up the responsibility of developing secondary sexual characters in female individuals.
Female and male hormones
These sex hormones that regulate several processes are controlled by a gland called the Pituitary Gland. It is the mastermind to control all the hormonal secretions in the body.
Pituitary gland
Summary
| Secondary Sexual Characters Development | The characters that are exclusive to the individual sex of a person and are not primary are called Secondary Sexual Characters. We can observe,
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| Hormones responsible for Secondary Sexual Characters |
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