tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post6733176387936617728..comments2024-03-02T00:44:55.128-08:00Comments on Pleiotropy: Reddit AMA FAQBjørn Østmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-19668619742486373422013-11-15T06:52:49.831-08:002013-11-15T06:52:49.831-08:00Yes, it was not an unwelcome question.Yes, it was not an unwelcome question.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-25612634263039337722013-11-14T18:28:33.878-08:002013-11-14T18:28:33.878-08:00For someone who has been hammering the "chick...For someone who has been hammering the "chicken and the egg" meme for so long, this question must have been the most rewarding for you. Chris Adamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447043823985095127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-46528340419290270632013-11-12T20:56:49.402-08:002013-11-12T20:56:49.402-08:00Yes, fair enough. Too strong to say that there is ...Yes, fair enough. Too strong to say that there is no evidence for homosexuality being heritable. Amended. Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-21041083405318168262013-11-12T18:42:14.683-08:002013-11-12T18:42:14.683-08:00"No evidence" for heritability for homos..."No evidence" for heritability for homosexuality is too strong. There are several twin studies that show some heritability, usually not very high, but I believe they are significant (sorry I'm feeling lazy and am not looking them up). However, I'd say there is no more a gay gene than there is a "height gene" or a "thinking gene". The traits are almost certainly caused by hundreds of loci, and singling out one gene in a complex developmental pathway that leads to a trait as the causative factor is a fool's errand. A gene that causes something in one genetic background may not do the same thing in another person. Think of genes as a set of directions telling you how to get somewhere. One of those genes says "go west 100 miles". Where that leads you depends on the directions given by the other genes, and hence, no single gene can be credited for where you end up (although the trait may still be very much genetic, and some alleles might often lead you to end up in the pacific ocean).uyedajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706451699211349514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-89047955081292149672013-11-11T14:23:03.728-08:002013-11-11T14:23:03.728-08:00Hardly famous, but it was a rewarding experience.Hardly famous, but it was a rewarding experience.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-6233338843607634732013-11-11T13:34:09.328-08:002013-11-11T13:34:09.328-08:00Wow, you're famous! Great stuff.Wow, you're famous! Great stuff.Epiphenomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420404206189437710noreply@blogger.com