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Human homogamy in facial characteristics: does a sexual-imprinting-like mechanism play a role?

Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2012

Nojo Saori, Tamura Satoshi, Ihara Yasuo

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Human homogamy may be caused in part by individuals' preference for phenotypic similarities. Two types of preference can result in homogamy: individuals may prefer someone who is similar to themselves (self-referent phenotype matching) or to their parents (a sexual-imprinting-like mechanism). In order to examine these possibilities, we compare faces of couples and their family members in two ways. First,...

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PMID: 22773169
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-012-9146-8

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