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No ‘gay gene’: Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality
The largest study1 to date on the genetic basis of sexuality has revealed five spots on the human genome that are linked to same-sex sexual behaviour — but none of the markers are reliable enough to predict someone’s sexuality.
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Nature573, 14-15 (2019)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02585-6
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