would a clone of a gay individual result in a gay clone?

[brainhulk]

Would it be good proof that people are indeed born that way?

 

[bigi]

It's the shoes.

 

[purbeast0]

the real question is if a clone of a gay hooked up with his gay clone ... would their children be retarded?

 

[Rakehellion]

Would it be good proof that people are indeed born that way?

It depends. Some sex characteristics are the result of conditions in the womb.

But there's a good chance they'd be pretty gay.

 

[Juddog]

the real question is if a clone of a gay hooked up with his gay clone ... would their children be retarded?

This is how Lady GaGa was produced, so yes.

 

[IAteYourMother]

probably has more due to the fetal environment (which is also genetically related, more for the mother)

 

[SaurusX]

As Rakehellion said, I think the current working theory now is that gayness is the result of hormonal balances while the human larva is gestating. I'm sure there's a study being conducted somewhere to track these hormone levels in prego women and then follow the chirins as they grow.

So the answer to the OP's question at this point is maybe.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Imagine the outrage in the religious community if scientists cloned a gay man.

 

[Platypus]

you sure start a lot of gay trolling threads, brainhulk.

 

[BladeVenom]

No, people aren't born that way. Look up twin studies. The identical twin of a gay person is only about 50% likely to end up gay.

 

[zinfamous]

No, people aren't born that way. Look up twin studies. The identical twin of a gay person is only about 50% likely to end up gay.

wow astonishing! 50% is such a low, low probability considering that homosexuality represents roughly 2% of the population!
So an individual with a 50% chance of being gay dependent on the birth of their sibling, when the general population is 2% gay?


wait...do you know what you're talking about?

oh, no. no you do not.

 

[Rakehellion]

No, people aren't born that way. Look up twin studies. The identical twin of a gay person is only about 50% likely to end up gay.

Sounds like a correlation. 50% is still much higher than the 2% of the population at large who are gay.

 

[Platypus]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2304411
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2288076
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2179207
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2198271
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2199274
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2235138
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2242605
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2247561
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2249074
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2117166
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2107332
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2107848
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=266650

got something you want to get off your chest, brainhulk? :whiste:

or just yet another shitty, shitty troll.

 

[Rakehellion]

wow astonishing! 50% is such a low, low probability considering that homosexuality represents roughly 20% of the population!

wait...do you know what you're talking about?

oh, no. no you do not.

20%? Maybe in San Francisco. It's officially 2% according to the CDC, and someone posted a study in this forum a while ago citing 3.5%, and it might go up to 10% depending on your location.

 

[Rakehellion]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2304411
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2288076
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2179207
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2198271
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2199274
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2235138
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2242605
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2247561
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2249074

got something you want to get off your chest, brainhulk? :whiste:

I think he likes to leave it on his chest after he gets off.

 

[Mixolydian]

I'm not sure it works like that. For example, with identical twins, one of them can be gay while the other is straight.

 

[Platypus]

I think he likes to leave it on his chest after he gets off.

here's 4 more

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2117166
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2107332
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2107848
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=266650

don't you have anything better to do?

 

[SaurusX]

I'm not sure it works like that. For example, with identical twins, one of them can be gay while the other is straight.

Maybe one just hasn't come out yet.

 

[Rakehellion]

Probably relevant. http://elections.firedoglake.com/20...will-this-affect-fight-for-marriage-equality/

 

[Rakehellion]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2304411
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2288076
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2179207
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2198271
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2199274
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2235138
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2242605
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2247561
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2249074
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2117166
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2107332
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2107848
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=266650

got something you want to get off your chest, brainhulk? :whiste:

or just yet another shitty, shitty troll.

Best part:

Seeing all these gay threads on the forums lately has me concerned.

 

[zinfamous]

20%? Maybe in San Francisco. It's officially 2% according to the CDC, and someone posted a study in this forum a while ago citing 3.5%, and it might go up to 10% depending on your location.

Hey! decimals mean nothing!

fixing now

 

[dabuddha]

the real question is if a clone of a gay hooked up with his gay clone ... would their children be retarded?

The real question is if it'd be sex or masturbation.

 

[SlitheryDee]

20%? Maybe in San Francisco. It's officially 2% according to the CDC, and someone posted a study in this forum a while ago citing 3.5%, and it might go up to 10% depending on your location.

Maybe it just feels like 20%. My grandpa always said "A little gay goes a long way".

 

[zinfamous]

OK brianhulk, just come out already. It's too obvious.

 

[JulesMaximus]

The real question is if it'd be sex or masturbation.

It's not gay if you're doing it with your clone.