What Is One Likely Explanation for Why Puberty Starts Earlier

question 188

Multiple Choice

What is one likely explanation for why puberty starts earlier now than it did long ago?​

• A)Increased weight gain has led to higher levels of the hormone leptin
• B)​An increased percentage of mothers today have a college education.
• C)​Teenage sexual activity has become more common and more accepted.
• D)​Natural selection has favored genes that cause early onset of puberty.

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