Scientists fd DNA differenc between gay men and their straight tw brothers - Los Angel Tim

Contents:

• YOUR GOOD HEALTH: WHY IS ONE ‘INTIL’ TW GAY, THE OTHER STRAIGHT?
• A GAY COUPLE'S FIGHT FOR THEIR TW SON'S CIZENSHIP INSPIR
• YOUR TEXT REVEALS THAT IF ONE INTIL TW IS GAY, THERE IS ALMOST A 50 PERCENT CHANCE THAT THE OTHER INTIL TW WILL ALSO BE GAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF A ATERNAL TW IS SCHIZOPHRENIC, THERE IS ONLY ABOUT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THE OTHER ATERNAL TW WILL BE SCHIZOPHRENIC. THE MEASURE OF LIKELIHOOD THAT TWS WILL SHARE THIS MENTAL ILLNS MON IS LLED A(N)
• SCIENTISTS FD DNA DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY MEN AND THEIR STRAIGHT TW BROTHERS
• THE REAL STORY ON GAY GEN
• GAY GEICS
• IS A PERSON ‘BORN GAY’, OR IS BEG GAY A LEARNED BEHAVR?
• IS THERE A 'GAY GENE'? AUTHOR SIDDHARTHA MHERJEE EXPLAS

YOUR GOOD HEALTH: WHY IS ONE ‘INTIL’ TW GAY, THE OTHER STRAIGHT?

In a study where scientists looked at the sexual aroal patterns of intil tws wh different sexuali—specifilly, where one was gay and the other was straight—they found that gay tws monstrated more genal aroal rponse to same-sex imag, whereas straight tws monstrated more aroal rponse to oppose-sex imag [2]. Studi have shown that intil tws, if one tw is gay (the term “homosexual” is ed clil studi but is nsired offensive, so I won’t e further), then 30 per cent to 66 per cent of the intil tws also will be gay. However, an adopted siblg of a gay person is also more likely to be gay (11 per cent one study), suggtg that the faial environment also plays a signifint role.

A GAY COUPLE'S FIGHT FOR THEIR TW SON'S CIZENSHIP INSPIR

We also heard all the time that men uldn't be feme bee supposedly meant you were gay, but we knew we were attracted to girls and received attentn om them, though neher of dated much until llege. Heterosexual men rpond substantially more to femal than mal, and homosexual men rpond substantially more to mal than femal5, 6, 7, 8; th, on average, genal aroal and pupil dilatn patterns verify men’s reported sexual of all sexual orientatns rpond, on average, wh some level of aroal to erotic stimuli reprentg eher sex.

The fdg that heterosexual women are non-specific their rpons to mal or femal, whereas homosexual women rpond more to their preferred sex, was nfirmed wh other measur, cludg reactn time, viewg time, nral activy, and thermography of genalia8, 14, 15, the extent that self-reported differenc intil tws’ sexual orientatns are accurate, their sexual rpons will be siar to those of most heterosexual and homosexual dividuals. Hence, male pairs, we predicted that heterosexual tws would show substantially more sexual rpons to the other sex, whereas the homosexual -tws would show more aroal to the same sex. In female pairs, we predicted that heterosexual tws would show siar sexual rpons to both sex, whereas their homosexual -tws would show somewhat stronger sexual rpons to the same sex than the other sex.

YOUR TEXT REVEALS THAT IF ONE INTIL TW IS GAY, THERE IS ALMOST A 50 PERCENT CHANCE THAT THE OTHER INTIL TW WILL ALSO BE GAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF A ATERNAL TW IS SCHIZOPHRENIC, THERE IS ONLY ABOUT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THE OTHER ATERNAL TW WILL BE SCHIZOPHRENIC. THE MEASURE OF LIKELIHOOD THAT TWS WILL SHARE THIS MENTAL ILLNS MON IS LLED A(N)

Furthermore, if tws’ sexual rpons reflect general sexual orientatn differenc, then their sexual rpons should be siar effect to the rpons seen unrelated heterosexual and homosexual dividuals. RultsSexual Aroal of Male TwsWe predicted that heterosexual male tws show stronger sexual rpons to the other sex, whereas their homosexual -tws rpond more strongly to the same sex.

SCIENTISTS FD DNA DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY MEN AND THEIR STRAIGHT TW BROTHERS

For tws, penncy of data was acunted for by cludg pairs as a random size imageSexual Aroal of Female TwsWe predicted that heterosexual female tws show siar sexual rpons to both sex, but their homosexual -tws rpond more strongly to the same sex.

Their homosexual female -tws also showed genal aroal to the same sex and other sex, each pared wh basele, although somewhat ls so for the latter, p = 0.

Panel A picts 9 heterosexual tws and their 9 homosexual -tws, and panel B picts 124 unrelated heterosexual women and 103 unrelated homosexual women. For tws, penncy of data was acunted for by cludg pairs as a random size imageA Comparison of Tws wh Unrelated ParticipantsWe predicted that the difference the tws’ sexual rpons is parable to the difference between unrelated heterosexual and homosexual dividuals.

THE REAL STORY ON GAY GEN

In most s, the 95% nfince tervals of heterosexual and homosexual tws’ average rpons clud the means of the rrpondg heterosexual and homosexual unrelated groups (Figs 1–4).

GAY GEICS

DiscsnThe prent study suggts that intil tws wh disrdant self-reported sexual orientatns differ their patterns of physlogil sexual aroal a manner siar to unrelated heterosexual and homosexual dividuals. ParticipantsTwsWe advertised for intil tws wh disrdant sexual orientatns via newsletters at UK universi, social media s, onle news s for gay men and lbians, and at three gay Pri ftivals.

Unrelated participantsUnrelated participants took part prevly nducted studi and clud 94 heterosexual men, 97 homosexual men, 77 heterosexual women, and 44 homosexual women wh genal aroal data, and 123 heterosexual men, 136 homosexual men, 124 heterosexual women, and 103 homosexual women wh pupil data5, 6, 8, 33, 34. Heterosexual and homosexual men and women rated the mols on their sexual appeal, and the three hight-rated male and female mols across all rater groups were ed for the 2-mute vios were taken om a nature documentary for asssg basele genal rpons.

IS A PERSON ‘BORN GAY’, OR IS BEG GAY A LEARNED BEHAVR?

So, when to monozygotic tws, homosexualy is like other plex personaly tras – they may or may not be shared wh the chanc beg almost impossible to terme Who says this?

IS THERE A 'GAY GENE'? AUTHOR SIDDHARTHA MHERJEE EXPLAS

Neil Whehead, who holds a PhD statistics and bchemistry, the studi have shown repeatedly that beg gay is not based on geics but rather a person’s environment. Ngun reported that studyg the geic material of 47 pairs of intil male tws, he has intified “epigeic marks” ne areas of the human genome that are strongly lked to male dividuals, said Ngun, the prence of the distct molecular marks n predict homosexualy wh an accuracy of close to 70%.

Geicists suggt that together, the human genome and s epigenome reflect the teractn of nature and nurture -- both our fixed herance and our bodi’ flexible rpons to the world -- makg who we ’s study of tws don’t reveal how or when a male tak on the epigenomic marks that distguish him as homosexual.