During growth period, many adolescence get excessive growth, resulting in to a symmetrically giant body. Why it happens so?

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Many adolescence get excessive growth, which results into giant body during its growing period. It is caused due to secretion of excess of growth hormone after adolescence. As a result, the bones like lower jaw and limb (arms, hands, legs) become abnormally large.

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