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Biodemographic and physical correlates of sexual orientation in men.

Archives of sexual behavior - 1 Feb 2010

Schwartz Gene, Kim Rachael M, Kolundzija Alana B, Rieger Gerulf, Sanders Alan R

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To better understand sexual orientation from an evolutionary perspective, we investigated whether, compared to heterosexual men, the fewer direct descendants of homosexual men could be counterbalanced by a larger number of other close biological relatives. We also investigated the extent to which three patterns generally studied separately--handedness, number of biological older brothers, and hair-whorl rotation...

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PMID: 19387815
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9499-1

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