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There’s no such thing as a “pro schizophrenia genes”. There are only genes that increase the risk of schizophrenia, and this is probably due to environmental va
by FollowingTheDao 1y ago
There’s no such thing as a “pro schizophrenia genes”. There are only genes that increase the risk of schizophrenia, and this is probably due to environmental variables.
Exchanging a risk for cancer for a risk of schizophrenia is not a win-win situation. You’re just switching one set of risk genes for another.
- ekaryotic 1y ago>Exchanging a risk for cancer for a risk of schizophrenia is not a win-win situation But it can be though. Consider a population that works with carcinogens like coal. due to capitalist class structures, they cannot leave their occupation, so a gene that would increase their survivability would be a great help.
- dustbunny 1y agoSchizophrenia is far more likely to prevent you from reproducing than cancer, because schizophrenia hits way earlier.
- FollowingTheDao 1y agoYes, this is what I was going to comment, and adding that it was funny they used a coal miner as an example since my family side that has the mood disorders were all coal miners in central PA.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 1y ago> There are only genes that increase the risk of schizophrenia I think that's what GP was saying? > You’re just switching one set of risk genes for another. I think... that's what GP was saying?
- FollowingTheDao 1y ago>> You’re just switching one set of risk genes for another. > I think... that's what GP was saying? If you are switching one low survival gene for another there is no net benefit.
- lazyasciiart 1y agoYou're begging the question, They asked is there some unnoticed survival benefit.
- mark-r 1y agoIt depends very much on the likelihood that the gene causes a disorder, and the deadliness of the disorder. Those two outcomes could be vastly different.