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[–]MyLongestJourney 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

To sum up no gay genes were identified.

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Ok? I never said there was a "gay gene". That framing is entirely wrong. That's the same silly framing the counter studies use. Do you need me to rephrase my statement to say that the specific gene was not isolated or can you stop the pedantic hair splitting?

Results, especially in the context of past studies, support the existence of genes on pericentromeric chromosome 8 and chromosome Xq28 influencing development of male sexual orientation.

It specifically found 2 regions of interest. I know it isn't "scientific" to assume that sexuality is affected by more than the 2 but I'll do so anyway and that assumption is way more sound than trying to assume it would need to be a single gene like the other papers seem to do.

[–]MyLongestJourney 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

These are your own words :

That is, there are some number of genes which make a person feel attraction towards M or F. Effectively everyone has the same sexual attraction genes. We are supposed to have our opposite sex attraction genes turned on and the same sex attraction genes turned off

You claimed there is a number of genes controlling sexual attraction and that everyone has the same sexual attraction genes. In reality no genes controlling sexuality have been identified. Have a very nice day.

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They literally point to the regions where the genes are located. Saying that the specific gene wasn't isolated is irrelevant and it obviously does not mean that the genes don't exist. That's like saying my house doesn't exist because i I've only revealed that I live somewhere in the US.

[–]MyLongestJourney 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Whatever dude.