‘Gay gene’ likely doesn’t exist, study says

Published August 29, 2019 9:48pm ET



Researchers who studied the genes and sexual preferences of roughly half-a-million people say that “a gay gene” that determines sexual orientation likely doesn’t exist.

The research team, composed of scientists from Denmark, Sweden, the U.K., and the U.S, published their findings Thursday in Science Magazine. The team studied the genes of more than 470,000 people using databases such as 23andMe and UK Biobank.

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