orogenicman
Darwin was a pastafarian
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I'm not gay, but I have often agreed that it is not only common in many species, but is a heritable trait, and not simply learned.
Scientists Discover Evolutionary Advantage For Homosexuality IFLScience
Scientists Discover Evolutionary Advantage For Homosexuality IFLScience
It’s an evolutionary paradox that’s frustratingly difficult for biologists to explain, but researchers may have just found a benefit conferred by homosexual sex that could offer an explanation as to why this behavior has persevered, at least in one species. According to a new study in fruit flies, not only does same-sex sexual behavior seem to be heritable, but females with a genetic makeup associated with this trait actually display higher reproductive rates, which is an evolutionary advantage. These fascinating findings have been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.