Genome studies must account for history

範疇(D) 同性戀研究 1.ii. 科學研究.原因
編號D1ii0008
作者Sarah S. Richardson, Alexander Borsa, Marion Boulicault, Jonathan Galka, Nayanika Chosh, Annika Gompers, Nicole E. Noll, Meg Perret, Meredith W. Reiches, Juana C. Becerra Sandoval, Heather Shattuck-Heidorn, Joseph Vitti, Brianna Weir, and Helen Zhao
題目Genome studies must account for history
日期20191220
簡介In their Research Article “Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior”, A. Ganna et al. found that prevalence of same-sex experience in the UK Biobank population increased four-fold across study participants’ birth years, and prevalence in the younger, self-selecting 23andMe consumer population was 6 times that of UK Biobank. The authors treat single nucleotide polymorphisms identified in these populations as ahistorical components of the “architecture of same-sex sexual behavior.” We question the generalizability of their findings. Political context and stigmatization of homosexuality affects whether people engage in and/or report same-sex behavior. Historical conditions such as decriminalization of homosexuality in 1967 and legalization of marriage equality in 2013 and 2014 instigated substantial shifts in reporting of same-sex orientations.
關鍵詞Genetic, Sociocultural, Same-sex sexual behavior, Homosexuality, Survey
來源Knowledia
連結https://news.knowledia.com/US/en/articles/genome-studies-must-account-for-history-debb0b9044a091d63ba110913dd26decd3e7f069