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Chapter 14, Problem 2RQ
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To examine: Whether the statement “Sexual maturation rating is a method of determining when adolescents have completed menarche or spermarche” is true or false.
Introduction: The capability of an organism to reproduce is known as sexual maturity. All organisms are not sexually mature after birth. Sexual maturity is attained only after the development and maturation of reproductive organs to produce gametes. Spermarche and menarche are stages when gamete development starts in male and female adolescents respectively.
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