What is the difference between primary and secondary sex characteristics? Describe the changes that occur in sex characteristics during puberty
What will be an ideal response?
Primary sex characteristics are those that are present at birth. Secondary sex
characteristics develop during puberty and make the bodies of adolescents ready
for reproduction. Specific changes in the female are growth of the uterus and
vagina, as well as menarche and the beginning of ovulation. For boys, changes
include growth of the testes and penis and the onset of spermarche. Changes in
hair, voice, breasts, muscles, and skeletal structure occur in both males and
females.
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