Reference for Niddah 6:1

בָּא סִימָן הַתַּחְתּוֹן עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָא הָעֶלְיוֹן, אוֹ חוֹלֶצֶת אוֹ מִתְיַּבֶּמֶת. בָּא הָעֶלְיוֹן עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָא הַתַּחְתּוֹן, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר, רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, לֹא חוֹלֶצֶת וְלֹא מִתְיַבֶּמֶת. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, אוֹ חוֹלֶצֶת אוֹ מִתְיַבֶּמֶת. מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ, אֶפְשָׁר לַתַּחְתּוֹן לָבֹא עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָא הָעֶלְיוֹן, אֲבָל אִי אֶפְשָׁר לָעֶלְיוֹן לָבֹא עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָא הַתַּחְתּוֹן:

If the lower sign [of two hairs] appears before the upper sign [of the breasts] does, she can participate in <i>chalitzah</i> [the ceremony performed to release a widow of a childless man from the obligation of levirate marriage] or <i>yibum</i> [levirate marriage]. If the upper sign appears before the lower sign does, even though this is impossible, Rabbi Meir says: she does not participate in <i>chalitzah</i> or <i>yibum</i>. And the Sages say: she must participate in either <i>chalitzah</i> or <i>yibum</i>. For they have said: it is possible for the lower sign to appear before the upper sign has, but it is impossible for the upper sign to appear before the lower sign has.

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