Q. The function of pineal body is to

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Solution:

Pineal body is a very small, reddish-grey, vascular, conical, solid body located in the brain. It secretes a hormone named melatonin. Melatonin makes the skin colour lighter in certain animals and also regulates the functioning of gonads, thus, controls sexual behaviour and regulates the period of puberty.