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Hyposecretion of ADH causes which of the following diseases?(a) Diabetes mellitus(b) Diabetes insipidus(c) Addison’s disease(d) Simmonds’s diseaseThe question was asked in a national level competition.This key question is from Function of Tubules-2 in chapter Excretory Products and Elimination of Biology – Class 11

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The CORRECT answer is (B) Diabetes INSIPIDUS

To explain I would say: Hyposecretion of Anti-diuretic hormone causes diabetes insipidus, i.e., urine without glucose. Hyposecretion of aldosterone causes Addison’s disease which is CHARACTERIZED by the darkening of the skin.



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