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#161 JaKiri 


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#162 ydoaPs 


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if homosexuality was genetic, then why are there still homosexuals? wouldn't they have died off?(not being able to reproduce)
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#163 atinymonkey 


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Yes, the last one died off in 1976 after catching a bout of smallpox in West Sussex. His name was Gregory, and never had enough money to buy a surname.
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#164 fuhrerkeebs 


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if homosexuality was genetic, then why are there still homosexuals? wouldn't they have died off?(not being able to reproduce)


Because it can be carried and passed down without making the carrier homosexual.
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#165 Mokele 


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There's also another option:

We still have lethal genetic diseases. Why haven't they died off? Mutation. While selection removes the genes from the population, mutation creates them again.

However, most mutation-selection balances result in very low gene frequencies, much lower than the rate of homosexuality in the world, so I don't think it's a good explanation in this case. But it does go to show that genes which reduce fitness can stick around.

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#166 1veedo 


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That is just one of a number of factors leading toward one developing homosexuality. The geneticist (also responsible for the “god gean”) found certain DNA strands that were more likely to be found in somebody that was gay then somebody that wasn’t. All this says is that certain geans may make people more prone to be homosexual (same case with spirituality).
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#167 Sayonara³ 


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yourdadonapogos said:

if homosexuality was genetic, then why are there still homosexuals? wouldn't they have died off?(not being able to reproduce)

For the last ****ing time, homosexuals can and do reproduce.
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