RE: Homosexual Biology
July 26, 2015 at 11:13 pm
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2015 at 11:14 pm by Aractus.)
(July 5, 2015 at 1:51 pm)polar bear Wrote: First of all this is not a question to stir the pot of weather homosexuality is a trait you are born with or not. It is also not a question of whether it is right or wrong. My question has come about from reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (best book I have read so far). He talks about evolution and makes a very strong case for things evolving along a slow and steady slope up a mountain.
1. I believe that homosexual people are born homosexual
2. Most homosexuals (I assume) are born to heterosexuals
3. I understand how recessive genes can becoming dominant in a baby
My question is
1. Is homosexuality a recessive gene?
2. If it is, will homosexuals eventually become extinct because of their lack of ability to reproduce, thus eventually losing the recessive gene?
If I am way off please tell me. I am a nube to this whole evolution thing. No offense will be taken
If it's genetic, yes, but it's not purely genetic. There are identical twins where one twin is heterosexual and the other is homosexual. It's a bit like handedness - it may be hard-wired but it isn't necessarily genetic in origin.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
