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Re: New poll: sexuality and Lugnet
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:36:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Cynthia Bradham wrote:
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The point I was
trying to make is that identifying gene/s that are involved in sexual
orientation preferences is no small task, and even finding an associated gene
would be just the first step.
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Yeah, I got all that and I hope I wasn’t diluting your point.
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There are some genes that are
rearranged later in life, mostly in the immune system. Some immune-like
proteins also exist in the brain, and could be subject to rearrangements as
well. No one really understands exactly how these genes get rearranged (like,
is it random or directed?), but it is within the realm of possibility that
some rearrangements could be triggered by environmental or behavioral cues. A
bit far-fetched, granted. That being said, sexuality is an extremely complex
thing, and is probably not controlled by any single gene.
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That’s super-cool. I had no idea. Is there a term for this phenomenon that I
can google for?
Chris
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| (...) Chris- This incredible process was discovered when people began to realize that we each have too many different antibody proteins, and that our DNA isn't long enough to encode them all. Eventually they figured out that each antibody-producing (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Chris, well, strictly speaking, I meant a gene expressed in gay people as opposed to straight people, or expressed more or less highly between the 2 different groups. Any number of mechanisms could account for such an occurance (probably (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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