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[-] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A lot of people here are saying that the more genetically similar you are to somebody, the more attractive they are (so long as you don't grow up with them). I'm here to tell you that those guys are completely wrong

Studies have shown that (in other animals unfortunately, not in humans) that the more genetically dissimilar two individuals are, the more attracted they are, so long as they can produce viable offspring (aka they can have kids)

This study would also be done on humans, but that would be slightly morally questionable

This is an evolutionary trait in order to incentivise us to increase the gene pool when possible. You can imagine what would happen if we only rucked our cousins (look at the royals)

Source: am biomed student

[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

If that's true then why do a lot of people only date the same race as them

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah you often strive for maximum compatible difference. There's no instinct to create a family ladder

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