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  • Gay Is Not All in the Genes

    06/30/2008 11:28:39 PM PDT · by neverdem · 39 replies · 43+ views
    ScienceNOW Daily News ^ | 30 June 2008 | Michael Balter
    Why are some people gay? Most researchers who study sexual orientation think that both genetic and environmental factors play a role, but the relative contributions of each remain unclear. A new study of Swedish twins reinforces earlier findings that environmental influences--including the environment in the womb--may play a greater role than genes. Scientists studying complex human behaviors often turn to twin studies. Researchers look at both identical and fraternal twins to see how often they share a trait--a parameter called concordance. The greater the concordance among genetically identical twins compared with fraternal twins--who share only half of their genes--the more...