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SUBMITTER: Mitchem DG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4096150 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mitchem Dorian G DG Purkey Alicia M AM Grebe Nicholas M NM Carey Gregory G Garver-Apgar Christine E CE Bates Timothy C TC Arden Rosalind R Hewitt John K JK Medland Sarah E SE Martin Nicholas G NG Zietsch Brendan P BP Keller Matthew C MC
Behavior genetics 20131110 3
Human facial attractiveness and facial sexual dimorphism (masculinity-femininity) are important facets of mate choice and are hypothesized to honestly advertise genetic quality. However, it is unclear whether genes influencing facial attractiveness and masculinity-femininity have similar, opposing, or independent effects across sex, and the heritability of these phenotypes is poorly characterized. To investigate these issues, we assessed facial attractiveness and facial masculinity-femininity in ...[more]