Homosexuality in monozygotic twins reared apart

We describe six pairs of monozygotic twins, in which at least one member of five pairs were homosexual, and one of the remaining pair was bisexual, from a series of 55 pairs, reared apart from infancy; all the female pairs were discordant for homosexual behaviour. This and other evidence suggest tha...

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Published inBritish journal of psychiatry Vol. 148; p. 421
Main Authors Eckert, E D, Bouchard, T J, Bohlen, J, Heston, L L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1986
Subjects
Adult
Female
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Factors
Sexual Behavior
Social Environment
Twins - psychology
Twins, Monozygotic - psychology
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Summary:We describe six pairs of monozygotic twins, in which at least one member of five pairs were homosexual, and one of the remaining pair was bisexual, from a series of 55 pairs, reared apart from infancy; all the female pairs were discordant for homosexual behaviour. This and other evidence suggest that female homosexuality may be an acquired trait. One male pair was concordant for homosexuality, while the other was not clearly concordant or discordant; this suggests that male homosexuality may be associated with a complex interaction, in which genes play some part.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.148.4.421