Differentiate between dwarfism and gigantism. [2 MARKS]

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$\begin{matrix} D w a r f i s m & G i g a n t i s m 1. & I t i s c a u s e d d u e t o t h e d e f i c i e n c y o f & 1. & I t i s c a u s e d d u e t o t h e o v e r s e c r e t i o n g r o w t h h o r m o n e . & o f g r o w t h h o r m o n e . 2. & I t i s c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y s t u n t e d g r o w t h & 2. & I t i s c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y g r o w t h o f l o n g a n d p o o r s e x u a l d e v e l o p m e n t . & b o n e s r e s u l t i n g i n a b n o r m a l h e i g h t . \end{matrix}$

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