A recent research conducted by University of St. Andrews revealed that it is most likely that masculine traits of men will be inherited by their sons while it does not hold true for good looks. It was found out that the attractive looks have greater probability to be passed via genes to daughters while it does not holds true for the sons.

A study of family photographs was done by psychologists Professor David Perrett and Elisabeth Cornwell (now at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs) which according to them reveals relevant findings regarding the nature of inheritance of good looks. Professor Perrett said, “Family photographs present a valuable resource in studies of mate choice and the extent that traits pass across generations.”

In the study 200 pictures of females and males were collected 100 on each side and were matched and rated with their biological parents on the areas of attractiveness, for femininity/masculinity. The data collected over the years revealed that attractiveness passed from both father and mother to their daughters and Attractive, feminine daughters were produced from attractive father least affected by the mother’s attractiveness. Masculine traits were also matched and it was seen that this trait truly followed the trend ‘like father like son’ unlike the facial trait.

The researchers who were little confused over the unexpected findings asserted that the pattern of attractiveness in males varies as women vary quite a lot on the extent to which they find masculinity attractive as the good looking women are more likely to prefer masculine male faces as their life long partners.

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