Question

define puberty .state the various factors which influence it

Answer 1

Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy.

Answer 2

As the rate of general body growth slows down,reproductive tissues begin to mature,this period is called puberty.

genetic effects to account for at least 46% of the variation of timing of puberty.

Hormones and chemicals may affect aspects of prenatal or postnatal sexual development in humans.

Nutritional factors are the strongest and most obvious environmental factors affecting timing of puberty.

Chronic diseases can delay puberty in both boys and girls. Those that involve chronic inflammation or interfere with nutrition have the strongest effect.