Question 42
How are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other?

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General growth refers to different types of developmental process in the body like an increase in height, weight, changes in shape and size of the body but sexual maturation is specific to the changes reflected at puberty like cracking of voice, new hair patterns, development of breast in the female, broadening of the hips etc.

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