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How are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other?
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Solution
General growth refers to the developmental changes by which the body becomes larger. Examples of general growth are increase in height, increase in weight, change in shape and size of the body. On the contrast, sexual maturation refers to specific changes that occur at puberty like cracking of voice, new hair patterns, development of breast in females, development of beard and moustaches in males, etc.
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