There is evidence that the ratio of the length of the 2nd and 4th digit (2D:4D) is negatively related to prenatal and adult concentrations of testosterone. It has also been reported that high levels of testosterone at conception in both fathers and mothers are associated with an increased sex ratio
Exposure to chemicals, offspring sex ratios, and their relevance to teratology
β Scribed by James, William H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 25 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-3709
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