Feminization (biology)
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In
transgender hormone therapy
, it is intentionally induced artificially.
Pathological feminization
In
voice, increased muscle mass, etc.) and feminizing effects (gynecomastia) since androgens can be converted to estrogens by aromatase in the peripheral tissues.[3]
In
endosymbionts. This promotes the inheritance of the endosymbionts because the endosymbionts are passed on by mothers to their eggs.[4]
As such, the more endosymbiont-infected females there are in a population, the more the endosymbionts are passed on to the next generation.
See also
References
- PMID 7256288.
- S2CID 7497542.
- ^ ISBN 0-7216-9184-6.[page needed]
- PMID 12180086.