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David Sun
@arcticinstincts
Fellow @Science_Seeds ex @UW Evolutionary researcher of ecological influences on personality & culture. Fresh POV gene memes. RT/likes/follows not endorsement.
Nov 9, 2025 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
MEGATHREAD for POV genetic selection memes:

Find all my POV posts collected here, updated daily. Eventually every gene will be memed w papers cited!

Learn about the spiciest findings in archaeo/population genetics w the most unhinged memes!

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*Some genes may have multiple new posts from the favored/against or male/female side of selection. Some selected traits may be inferred or its' genetic cause currently undiscovered or polygenic.Image 2) ABCC11 rs17822931 A allele - odorless sweat, dry earwax

Nov 8, 2025 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
POV: It is 1100 A.D. on an Indonesian island. You are a Bajau sea nomad who freedives for seafood. Your spleen is 15% larger than other locals due to a mutation in PDE10A gene. You can store more haemoglobin rich blood, letting you breathhold & dive longer. Local girls notice how much better you are at diving and hunting fish. You are about to experience natural selection
cell.com/cell/fulltext/…https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30386-6 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30386-6