Does it ever seem like some people are just born cool. You know that one person, you’ve known them since you were a kid and you just knew that he was going to lose his virginity first. Then there are those people who just seem sexual from the moment they’re old enough to know what sex is. On the other hand, there are those who seem like the real life version of Steve Carrel in "40 Year Old Virgin." Somehow the idea of sexuality just did not click in their brains. Well, apparently, it didn’t click in their genes either. Scientists have found that genetics can influence when you lose your virginity.
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Virgin genes. Lately, scientists have found many new and interesting ways in which genes affect our lives. Whether it’s sexuality or success, genes can tell us a lot about ourselves. Now it seems, they can also tell us when we’ll lose our virginity.
Pre programed. Based on a new study which was published recently in Nature Genetics, genes play a role. In fact, when you lose your v-card might be pre-ordained by your genes more than it is a choice.
Seven factors. Past studies have pointed to seven different factors playing role in when a person will lose their virginity. They are: Your looks, clothes, school cultures, peer pressure, religion, popularity, economic background and your mother (how protective she is). However now there’s an eighth factor that might outweigh most of the others, genetics.
Study. The study was conducted at The University of Cambridge and is the first of its kind. It analyzed 125,000 men and women who were studied at the British Biobank where genetic data was culled.
Variants. 38 genetic variants were associated with the age at which people lost their virginity. These variants could potentially provide a look into the future for young people.
Puberty. They also found that there’s a link between the age at which a young person goes through puberty and the age at which they lost their virginity.
Other links. Aside from the link between these genetics and virginity, researchers found that they acted like a roadmap for other life events as well. The variants helped researchers determine the age at which they’d hit puberty and the age at which they’d have their first child as well.
Opinion. The response to the findings have been widespread amongst media outlets. In an opinion piece on the findings, researchers John Perry and Ken Ong stated, "This is hugely important as the timing of these events affects educational achievements as well as physical and mental health.”
Variance. How much of an effect does it have? DNA variance rates can determine how much of an impact genes have on particular outcomes. DNA is said to have an 80 percent variance for height and a 50 percent variant for intelligence.
V-card variance. As far as the three milestones are concerned, the variance is much lower. For puberty, virginity, and first child milestones, DNA is said to have a 25 percent variance, according to the researchers.
Two genes. They found that the genes that had an impact fell into two categories. The first group is the more obvious of the two which is reproductive biology. The second is more surprising.
CADM2. The second category plays a role in personality and brain development. CADM2 is found more in people who had their first sexual experience at a young age. In past studies, that gene has showed up in people who are considered risk takers.
Later. On the other hand, those who lost their virginity later in life tended to share another gene variant. MSRA has been associated in past studies with irritability. The researchers posit that perhaps that irritability is a turn off for potential partners.
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