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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Mar 2016

    If you have a gene for celibacy, you didn’t inherit it.

    2:39 PM - 12 Mar 2016
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      2. Norm‏ @norman933 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Norm Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

        .@neiltyson You already tweeted this in 2012, mate.https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/203625178058592257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw …

        Norm added,

        Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
        Simple Logic: If you have a gene for celibacy, you didn't inherit it.
        1 reply 12 retweets 104 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @norman933

        @norman933 Nice catch. But that was 4-million twitter followers ago.

        30 replies 41 retweets 646 likes
      4. Konrad has read, understood and‏ @klmr 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @norman933 So you've decided that the new ones needed to be misinformed as well? I thought you are into science literacy.

        6 replies 5 retweets 69 likes
      5. MrOzAtheist‏ @MrOzAtheist 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @klmr

        @klmr you think you can inherit a celibacy gene?

        2 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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      2. Bleak anecdotes with no start or end‏Verified account @JBYoder 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hi, @neiltyson, I am an actual evolutionary geneticist who probably did inherit such a gene, thanks.http://denimandtweed.jbyoder.org/2011/06/the-intelligent-homosexuals-guide-to-natural-selection-and-evolution-with-a-key-to-many-complicating-factors/ …

        17 replies 65 retweets 146 likes
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      2. PFTCommenter‏ @PFTCommenter 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson cc @DangeRussWilson

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      2. Ian O'Neill‏Verified account @astroengine 12 Mar 2016
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        .@neiltysonpic.twitter.com/tOe6gCrYvx

        3 replies 19 retweets 77 likes
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      2. Leah Crane‏Verified account @DownHereOnEarth 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Have you seen #BiologistSpaceFacts? You should take a look. Inspired by your biology tweet. Storified: http://downhereonearth.net/2016/03/12/biologistspacefacts-a-parable-on-doing-your-research/ …

        1 reply 11 retweets 17 likes
      3. Heather Archuletta‏ @Pillownaut 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @DownHereOnEarth

        @DownHereOnEarth @neiltyson He should have to read them all on StarTalk Radio, LOL... ;)

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Leah Crane‏Verified account @DownHereOnEarth 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Pillownaut

        @Pillownaut @neiltyson Make it happen! WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Game of Thornes‏Verified account @GeoffThorne 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson recessive?

        4 replies 4 retweets 127 likes
      3. tptigger‏ @tptigger42 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @GeoffThorne

        @GeoffThorne @neiltyson Bingo. They have a habit of hiding out in the heterozygous condition and popping up through genetic drift

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. Game of Thornes‏Verified account @GeoffThorne 12 Mar 2016
        Replying to @tptigger42

        @tptigger42 @neiltyson right. so, even if it vanished for multiple generations, over centuries, you'd still run the risk of a resurface.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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