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Old 12-12-2012, 01:08 PM   #2785
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Originally Posted by Toughy View Post
the actual article and a press release.....I'm trying to digest it...

download the pdf to get the actual paper:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/668167#abstract

a couple more articles about the paper:

http://io9.com/5967426/scientists-co...?post=55106590

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-sfe120612.php
I also am trying to digest it, and trying to fully understand what an epi-mark is?

I have always believed that I was born gay due to inheriting a gene from my fathers side of the family, and I still believe that. I have a very unique situation, and I think scientists should study my family!

I was born to a gay father and a straight mother. I also was born a twin, me being gay and my sister being straight. If you look at my sister and I, I have all of the characteristics of my fathers side of the family (gay, personality, looks, body type). My twin sister has all of the characteristics of my mothers side (straight, hair, body type, personality) she even looks exactly like my mom's sister to a T. We are fraternal as well, so we share different genes.

And, I'm a high femme lesbian... No masculine traits here which doesn't fit into the epi-marks being erased during fetal development and allowing too much testosterone into the mix.

It just seems too perfect of a situation for it not to be inherited.

I am going to research more about this epi-mark.
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