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Secondary sex characteristic — AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy Definition | GradeGen

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Secondary sex characteristic

GCSE Combined Science · key term

Secondary sex characteristic

Definition

A physical feature that develops at puberty but is not a reproductive organ, such as breast development.

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AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464

Specification 4.5.3.3 · Paper 2

Reproductive hormones cause secondary sex characteristics to develop: physical features associated with sexual maturity rather than the reproductive organs themselves. For example, oestrogen causes breast development.
Revise: Reproductive Hormones

AQA Combined Science Trilogy past papers

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Follicle
FSH
LH
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