Genetic factors predisposing to homosexuality may increase mating success in heterosexuals

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 424-433

  Zietsch, Brendan P ^a   Morley, Katherine I ^a   Shekar, Sri N ^a   Verweij, Karin J H ^a   Keller, Matthew C ^b   Macgregor, Stuart ^a   Wright, Margaret J ^a   Bailey, J Michael ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonistic pleiotropy; Darwinian paradox; Environmental; Evolution; Femininity; Gender identity; Genetic; Heritability; Homosexuality; Masculinity; Mating success; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749098498     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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