A group of Korean geneticists altered the sexual preferences of female mice by removing one single gene that was linked to their reproductive behaviors. When they took out the gene the female mice would move and spend more time around their same sex. Then there are the female mice who didn't have their gene taken out which is called FucM(fucose mutarotase), and they were attracted to male mice. Chankyu Park from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology mentions that, the absence of FucM tricks the female mouse brains into functioning like male brains.
This experiment was done by a group of Korean geneticists. The article selected is discovery science, certain experiments were performed before coming to a firm conclusion that by removing a single gene linked to a mice's reproductive behavior the mice begin to interact more with their same sex. This article is very significant becuase Changyu Park, one of the scientists involved in the experiment wants to see if their truly is a "Gay Gene" in the human body.
Author: Mara Hvistendahl
Title of Article: Has the "Gay Gene" been found in Female Mice?
Journal: Popular Science (Popsci)
Date Published: July 14, 2010
Pages:http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-07/has-gay-gene-been-found-female-mice
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