How do sex hormones stimulate growth and maturity of reproductive organs in males and females?

They have no effect on reproductive organs

They inhibit the growth of reproductive organs

They stimulate the growth and maturity of reproductive organs

They shrink the reproductive organs

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C. They stimulate the growth and maturity of reproductive organs

Solution:

Sex hormones, such as testosterone in males and estrogen in females, play a key role in stimulating the growth and maturity of reproductive organs during adolescence, leading to the development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics.

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