Facial attractiveness is only weakly linked to genome–wide heterozygosity

IntroductionIt has been frequently suggested that overall genomic heterozygosity and, particularly, heterozygosity of loci on the so-called major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which is responsible for the recognition of foreign substances/ pathogens and the recognition of self and non-self, is a...

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Main Authors: Martin Fieder, Susanne Huber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1009962/full