The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
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Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#2Not an expert here but, IF a gay gene existed, wouldn't have it been evolved into extinction?
Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#3A lot of the search for a gay gene seems trapped in an outdated understanding of sexuality as a binary proposition: "you're either A or B." How do you even begin to contemplate a study on sexuality once you understand it as highly varied and fluid? Same with gender.
They're bimodal distributions at best. You can't just crop off the confounding valleys and call what you do with them good science.
Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#4Not an expert here but, IF a gay gene existed, wouldn't have it been evolved into extinction?
Not necessarily, as long as it's recessive.
Not an expert either here though.
Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#5Not an expert here but, IF a gay gene existed, wouldn't have it been evolved into extinction?
Also not if for most of humanity the mates with this hypothetical gene were repressed into heterosexual relationships.
Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#6Not an expert here but, IF a gay gene existed, wouldn't have it been evolved into extinction?
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Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#7A lot of the search for a gay gene seems trapped in an outdated understanding of sexuality as a binary proposition: "you're either A or B." How do you even begin to contemplate a study on sexuality once you understand it as highly varied and fluid? Same with gender. They're bimodal distributions at best . You can't just crop off the confounding valleys and call what you do with them good science.
Intelligence or height is a spectrum too, yet we can probably explore existence of such genes. You just need to think in probabilities.
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#8Not an expert here but, IF a gay gene existed, wouldn't have it been evolved into extinction?
Important to note that there isn't just Gay and Straight, but more often people exist somewhere in between. That's why we have bisexual and pansexual people.
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#9I thought they determined already it was a hormone released in the womb during pregnancy, similar to left-handedness. That’s how you can get identical twins, but one is straight and the other is gay.
Re: The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality (2019)
#10A lot of the search for a gay gene seems trapped in an outdated understanding of sexuality as a binary proposition: "you're either A or B." How do you even begin to contemplate a study on sexuality once you understand it as highly varied and fluid? Same with gender. They're bimodal distributions at best . You can't just crop off the confounding valleys and call what you do with them good science.
Yes, this study indicates that human sexuality is a trait more complex than many other aspects of humans, i.e. height, eye color, hair color, skin color, etc.