• lath@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Sometimes. Once out of the hatch, environmental factors change each individual potentially in a different way. So while the template might be the same at start, further mutations can branch out in other aspects.

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        22 days ago

        More testosterone during the growth phase. So in theory, if one is leading a life that produces more or less testosterone, then they could be different.

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        Estrogen/testosterone balance probably. There are certain dietary factors that can change this. Tofu for instance has a chemical pretty analogous to estrogen, hence the term “soy boy”

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          Plant estrogens, especially in the instance of soy, have been overwhelmingly shown to have no effects on our endocrine system. If growing breasts were as easy as eating tofu, a lot of transfem people would’ve been doing that over prescription meds

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          If this was true then every Asian man and woman would have tig ol biddies which is obviously untrue.