How are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other?
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General growth is associated with increase in number of cells, size, weight, height, of an organism. General growth is also referred to as somatic phase of growth which is similar in either of sexes and reproductive organs are less active.
Sexual growth includes all the changes body undergoes for sexual reproduction. It ensures onset of puberty and reproductive phase in an individual. Sexual growth is different in both sexes with noticeable changes such as beard and mustache in males, and high-pitched voice and onset of menstruation in females.