Why do apocrine sweat glands (the ones the lead to body odor) only develop after puberty?
In: Biology
Biologist here!
Because originally, some 500,000+ years ago, proto-humans used smells for signals like sexual attraction.
Since we are unable to breed until puberty, it would be a waste of precious energy to release pheromones when we can’t actually “seal the deal” so, evolution decided it would be best to use puberty hormones to activate pheromone release
Latest Answers