A Parent-Child Lookalike: Mother/Father and Daughter/Son

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The discussion centers on the genetic resemblance between parents and their children, specifically challenging the notion that sons resemble their mothers and daughters resemble their fathers. It argues that primary and secondary sexual characteristics show greater similarity between fathers and sons, and mothers and daughters. Additionally, there is a suggestion that daughters may resemble their aunts (father's sisters) and sons may resemble their uncles (mother's brothers). The conversation also touches on the idea that individuals may be drawn to partners who resemble their parents, although this observation is noted to vary among individuals. Overall, the thread critiques the biological accuracy of the initial claims regarding familial resemblance.
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that for humans, the male tend (probabilistically) to look more like his mother and the daughter tend to look more like her father?
 
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This is not true, the primary and secondary sexual characteristics are much more similar between father and son, or mother and daughter. :smile:
 
I think daughter is look like her aunt(father's sister) & boy is look like his uncle(mather's brother).
 
I seem to recall hearing that people tended to choose people that looked like their mothers or fathers.
 
pmehnati said:
I think daughter is look like her aunt(father's sister) & boy is look like his uncle(mather's brother).

I did note this, but it doesn’t apply to all. I guess it depends
 
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