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Re:The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuali... by lostphilosopher on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:56PM (#26070739)
I'm assuming you're right since I don't know much about this subject, but how does that mechanically work? How does a trait, even if it is beneficial to the community, get passed down if the members that have that trait don't have offspring?
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Re:The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuali... by antognini on Monday February 08, 2021 @05:07PM (#26070869)
It could be recessive, so it only gets expressed if an individual has two copies of the recessive gene.
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