Discuss the probable causes of sexual orientation
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Twin studies have found higher concordance in homosexuality in identical twins than in nonidentical (fraternal) twins. Studies in neuroscience have identified differences between homosexual and heterosexual men in the corpus callosum, a brain structure believed to be strongly influenced by genetics. Prenatal hormone levels may play a role as well. There is a relationship between abnormal prenatal hormone levels and later behavior, personality characteristics, and sexual orientation. Girls exposed to higher than normal prenatal levels of androgens (male hormones) tend to show traits and preferences more typical of males, and males exposed to lower than normal levels of androgens show more female-typical patterns and choices. Autopsy studies have found that some areas of the brains of homosexual men are more similar to those of heterosexual women than of heterosexual men.
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