Which finding is supported by research evidence regarding the relationship between genetics and sexual orientation?

A) Gay men and lesbians tend to have a larger proportion of heterosexual siblings than heterosexuals do.
B) Gay men tend to have more homosexual relatives on their mother’s side of the family than on their father’s side.
C) The same genetic pattern is found in 90 percent of gay men and 85 percent of lesbians tested to date.
D) Gay brothers share a gene in common on the Y chromosome, even though other genes on that chromosome differ.


B) Gay men tend to have more homosexual relatives on their mother’s side of the family than on their father’s side.

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