"The study by researchers at Princeton University analyzed the genes of 400,000 people in the United Kingdom between the ages of 39 and 73 and 13,500 Australians, aged 18-89. They sifted through the data to find people who have never had any type of sexual experience with the same or opposite sex. This left them with a dataset of 2,068 sexless females and 1,861 sexless males. What they found is surprising."
"Sexual behavior is complex, and many factors are involved, but the study found a cluster of genetic variants that was strongly associated with having never had sex. Prominent among these are genes associated with intelligence. If you presumed that genes producing brighter brains drive brighter bedroom activity, you would be as surprised as the researchers were. The opposite effect was found. Genetic associations with higher childhood IQ and higher education correlate with sexlessness in adulthood."
Analysis of genetic data from 400,000 UK adults (ages 39–73) and 13,500 Australians (ages 18–89) identified 2,068 females and 1,861 males reporting no sexual experience. A cluster of genetic variants, notably those linked to higher childhood IQ and higher education, correlated with sexlessness in adulthood for both sexes. Genes associated with higher cognitive function also correlated with higher income and socioeconomic status. Sexlessness associated with lower alcohol consumption, absence of cigarette smoking, and lack of cannabis use. The negative association between genetic markers for intelligence and sexual experience challenges intuitive expectations about mate selection and reproductive behavior.
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