The researchers also noticed many female siblings had subtle traits, but few had full-blown autism spectrum disorders.

研究者还意识到，有轻度症状的姐姐或妹妹，很少有被确诊的。

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Sometimes female cubs are culled at the expense of their male siblings, as hunters prefer to kill males because of their impressive manes.

有时候，雌性幼狮会成为其兄弟幼狮的牺牲品被养殖人员淘汰，因为狩猎者会因为雄狮漂亮的鬃毛而更喜欢猎杀雄狮。

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And as a female, I allowed, agree and support those male siblings who love the high-heel shoes to have a try.

作为女性，我允许，赞同，支持爱穿高跟鞋的男同胞去尝试一下。

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Female siblings tend to have a better survival rate than male siblings.

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However, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg recently said the government would consider changing the laws on royal succession to remove the right of male heirs to succeed before older female siblings.

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Per the Boston study the higher percentile ASD traits associated in males with female siblings on the spectrum, were more likely associated with language development delays, that at least the two studies linked above suggest females may be protected from to some degree potentially because of biological determinants.

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