Question

What are secondary sexual characters?

Answer 1

Solution:

Sexual Characters: It is a behavioral trait of an organism that designates its biological sex known as sexual characteristics.

Secondary Sexual Characters:

• It is the characters that are controlled by the hormones that are released during puberty.
• Girls experience secondary sexual character faster than boys.
• Hormones responsible for the secondary sexual character in males are testosterone and in females estrogens.

Secondary Sexual Characters of Males:

• Development of Adam's Apple.
• Growth of beard and mustache.
• Deeper Voice due to large larynx.
• Testes mature and start to produce sperm.

Secondary Sexual Characters of Females:

• High pitch voice.
• Deposition of fat on hips results in its broadening.
• Development of breast.
• Initiation of ovulation and menstruation.