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[infinitepryde]

Hey, deireanach, another followup to a conversation some time back: apparently a study in Samoa has provided evidence for the kin-selection hypothesis as a method of conserving hereditary male homosexuality in a population.

(Which is totally polysyllabic code for "apparently gay men really do make the BEST uncles.")

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[ladielazarus.livejournal.com]

That article is worded very strangely. I'm puzzled by their use of the word altruistic. I feel like another word could have been used there. And, it makes it seem as though you can choose which genes you pass on.

Traits can be adapted and changed, but genes can't.

I know what it's trying to say, but I had to read it like four times to understand.

Interesting study all the same. :)

[infinitepryde.livejournal.com]

I completely did not notice either of those bits of wording, which suggests I've been reading up on this stuff so long that I no longer notice the places where weird phrasing leaks straight into jargon. :D