New evidence of genetic factors influencing sexual orientation in men: Female fecundity increase in the maternal line

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-399

  Iemmola, Francesca ^a   Camperio Ciani, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth order; Evolution; Fecundity; Male homosexuality; Sexually antagonistic genetic model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEREDITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOTHER; PATERNALISM; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIMIPARA; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; X CHROMOSOME; ADOLESCENT; BIRTH ORDER; EVOLUTION; FATHER; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; SIBLING; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; EVOLUTION; FATHERS; FERTILITY; GENES, X-LINKED; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PEDIGREE; SIBLINGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449142100     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9381-6     Document Type: Article

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