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Homosexuality is partly genetic and partly due to environmental factors.
Studies have found that homosexual couples (both men and women) share a similar genetic make-up to each other which strictly heterosexual couples lack.

It is said that the gene only leads a 40% chance of the individual being homosexual, whilst the other 60% is due to environmental and social factors. The studies are still ongoing as we do not yet know much about it.


Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10637532/Being-homosexual-is-only-partly-due-to-gay-gene-research-finds.html

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