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 increase in height, weight gain, changes in shape and size of the body but sexual maturation is specific to changes reflected at puberty like cracking of voice, new hair patterns, development of breast in female etc.

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  • General growth is all about growth of size. 
  • Sexual maturation is about achieving the ability to reproduce. 
  • General growth begins with growth of an organism whereas sexual maturity is attained at certain stage of life called as adolescence.

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