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Is it possible for one twin to be homosexual while the other isn't?

Just curious if anyone knows if this is possible or not? Or if anyone knows twins where one is admittedly gay and the other is straight?

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  • 8 years ago

    Human Sexuality; that would be Homosexuality (Attraction to the same-sex), Heterosexuality (Attraction to the Opposite-Sex) and Bisexuality (Attraction to Both Genders) has been proven to be inborn. This was done in a case study of Identical Twins, when both twins where born and one happened to be gay the other twin had a seventy percent chance of also being gay. Proving that Human Sexuality deals with Hormones in the womb, pre-birth.

    Well Twins have a seventy percent chance of sharing the same sexuality, they also have a thirty percent chance of not sharing the same sexual orientation.

    Source(s): The thing about science is whether you believe in it or not; it's true!
  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Epigenetics! Yes it is possible, and yes it may be indirectly genetic.

    http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articl...

    Currently scientists don't know why homosexuality occurs, though a new theory suggests that reactions to chemicals like androgen can turn genes on and off or produce other reactions that would make a kid homosexual.

    There have been studies that show homosexuality does indeed run in genetic families.

    Merp merp!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Yes. Just like out of 3 brothers i am the only gay one.

    Source(s): common sense.
  • 8 years ago

    I once date a twin who had a straight brother - so yes.

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  • 8 years ago

    Yes it's possible.

  • 8 years ago

    Yes it's possible I saw it in a documentary lol

  • mooey
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Yes it is possible

    Source(s): My sister and I are twins and she is gay and im not.
  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    yup, proving that homosexuality is NOT genetic.

    any deviation from 100% would show that the sexual orientations of sexually divergent identical twins cannot be genetic

  • 8 years ago

    ACTUALLY its normal. Most twins are that way, look it up. one can be hung and the other not too.

    Source(s): Dr Drew
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I dont think it is possible

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