54: Why Science May Pressure Policy Change on Homosexuality
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Is There a Receptor for Testosterone Within the Fetal Brain?
In planar English, at the very early stage of fetal development, epigenetic factors that are not part of the DNA can be passed from either parent to the fetus. This is Prince talking testosterone is present in all developing fetuses, but at higher levels in some males. In order for testosterone to exert its effect in imprinting maleness into the fetal brain, there must be a receptor for it within that brain. So what we're saying here, you guys, is their genetics are not different, but based on something that goes on in utero,. sometimes there is a mismatch between testosterone and the receptors.
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