Many people would agree that it’s good to find a partner that shares similar interests and values to you... However, there is a saying that ‘Opposites attract’ and interestingly, evolutionary science is now starting to show us how true this might be. Recent research carried out by genetists in Brazil suggests that actually those with diverse genes are more likely to couple with those also with diverse but complementary genes. A test was conducted and by comparing real relationship to randomly generated couples it was found that the genes of the real couples were much more diverse. Similar tests have been run looking at genes linking to the immune system which suggest we partner with those who have different gene pools in order to build stronger offspring.
All this seems to make sense but it might be difficult to understand how we know we have diverse and therefore compatible genes with potential partners. Can we tell this through looking at them physically or perhaps subconsiously through other senses such as pheremones?
No comments:
Post a Comment