Sex Twin Attitudes
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Numerous reportS in the literature suggest that hormones may transfer from one fetus to another. in humans as in animals. In a large sample of over seven thousand Australian adult rwins. it was found that opposite-se."C females showed a statistically significant tendency to hold more masculine attitudes than did same-se."C female twins. This may be due to post-natal social interaction, but could also be caused by the rransfer of testosterone from the male to the female fetus in opposite-sex twins.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003