Q229
Vitellogenesis is regulated by which hormone?
A.
JH
AnswerB.
MH
C.
Brain hormone
D.
Bursicone
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Vitellogenesis is regulated by JH hormone.Insect vitellogenesis is governed by two critical hormones, the sesquiterpenoid juvenile hormone (JH) and the ecdysteriod 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E).
JH acts as the principal gonadotropic hormone to stimulate vitellogenesis in basal hemimetabolous and most holometabolous insects. Juvenile hormones are secreted by a pair of endocrine glands behind the brain called the corpora allata. JHs are also important for the production of eggs in female insects.