http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/18/are-highly-fertile-women-more-likely-to-have-gay-sons/ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/18/are-highly-fertile-women-more-likely-to-have-gay-sons/#comment-2774 arbitrarymarks.com » Blog Archive » Blame it on the brain Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:15:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/06/18/are-highly-fertile-women-more-likely-to-have-gay-sons/#comment-2774 [...] How about the genetic card? The question in common parlance seems to be “is it genetic?” as if genes are all that make us male or female, and by inference, gay or straight. But exposure to androgens in the womb, in addition to genetic factors, are influential in the resultant fetus’ brain structure. And, back to the difference between lesbians and gay men, there seems to be more evidence for a genetic explanation for the latter than the former (see another study hitting the news today). [...] [...] How about the genetic card? The question in common parlance seems to be “is it genetic?” as if genes are all that make us male or female, and by inference, gay or straight. But exposure to androgens in the womb, in addition to genetic factors, are influential in the resultant fetus’ brain structure. And, back to the difference between lesbians and gay men, there seems to be more evidence for a genetic explanation for the latter than the former (see another study hitting the news today). [...]

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