Scientists Find Gene Mutation That Spurs Early Puberty by Liz Szabo. USA TODAY. June 5, 2013.
(1) Early puberty is defined as the development of secondary sex characteristics before ______ in girls and before age ______ in boys.
(2) About _____% of 7-year-old girls show the beginnings of breast development according to a 2010 study.
(3) Early puberty increases a girl's later risk of _________________________________>
(4) True of False: The trend of early puberty is slowing.
(5) Mutations in a gene called ____________ was found in cases in which early puberty runs in the family.
(6) Normally the gene MIRN3 acts as a _____________________.
(7) __________ or ___________ factors likely interact with genes to affect the age of puberty.
(8) Being ____________ increases a girl's risk of early puberty.
(9) Sometime __________ therapy can help slow the early puberty process.
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