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sex hormones stimulate the formation of bone tissue during puberty; they also stimulate ossification of the epiphyseal plate, and therefore, they ______ bone lengthening.
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Explanation:

Ossification of the epiphyseal plate is the process by which the growth - plate hardens. Once this occurs, bone lengthening stops. Since sex hormones stimulate ossification of the epiphyseal plate, they stop bone lengthening.

Answer:

stop