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. 2) ABCC11 rs17822931 A allele - odorless sweat, dry earwax

https://x.com/arcticinstincts/status/1982480632522641620?s=20

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
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I was rejected from woke PhD programs for my "un-PC" idea: ancient migrations can shape culture & psychology. So I proved it alone.

My new peer-reviewed @APA paper shows East Asian personality may stem from Ice Age Siberia ~20000 yrs ago❄️

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How so?🧵👇doi.org/10.1037/ebs000… On a hike in the Peruvian Andes, I met a Native American (NA) lady who had identical looks, gait, & vibes as my East Asian (EA) mom. Why? I later learned EAs & NAs share Siberian ancestry & had an epiphany. A hypothesis was born.

What if EA psychology was also shaped by Siberia?