Re:The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuali...
by pdpi on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:40AM
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Not necessarily. If the gene is recessive, it will be passed on. The question then is: what happens when that gene expresses itself?
The naive reaction is: individuals with the "gay gene" won't reproduce and it will eventually die out. A more nuanced perspective is that while that individual won't reproduce, their presence in the community helps the clan's survival, so a community with the gene is overall stronger, so the gene will stay around.
The naive reaction is: individuals with the "gay gene" won't reproduce and it will eventually die out. A more nuanced perspective is that while that individual won't reproduce, their presence in the community helps the clan's survival, so a community with the gene is overall stronger, so the gene will stay around.