TY - JOUR
T1 - Homosexuality in monozygotic twins reared apart
AU - Eckert, E. D.
AU - Bouchard, T. J.
AU - Bohlen, J.
AU - Heston, L. L.
PY - 1986/1/1
Y1 - 1986/1/1
N2 - 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 yet clearly concordant or discordant; this suggests that male homosexuality may be associated with a complex interaction, which genes play some part.
AB - 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 yet clearly concordant or discordant; this suggests that male homosexuality may be associated with a complex interaction, which genes play some part.
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U2 - 10.1192/bjp.148.4.421
DO - 10.1192/bjp.148.4.421
M3 - Article
C2 - 3730708
AN - SCOPUS:0022485563
SN - 0007-1250
VL - 148
SP - 421
EP - 425
JO - British Journal of Psychiatry
JF - British Journal of Psychiatry
IS - APR.
ER -