Which is the most accurate statement about pubertal timing?
a) In China, girls develop pubic hair two years after the development of breast buds, whereas American girls develop breast buds and pubic hair around the same time.
b) Nearly 60% of African American girls develop pubic hair or breasts or both by age 8 while the same is true for 25% of White girls.
c) White boys experience genital development and pubic hair much earlier than their African American peers.
d) Typically, girls show the first signs of puberty at least 3 years earlier than their male counterparts.
Answer: a
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