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tgt
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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?
A Parent-Child Lookalike: Mother/Father and Daughter/Son
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the appearance similarities between parents and their children, specifically examining whether sons resemble their mothers and daughters resemble their fathers, as well as other familial resemblance patterns. The scope includes theoretical perspectives on genetics and familial traits.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
Main Points Raised
- Some participants propose that sons tend to look more like their mothers while daughters resemble their fathers.
- Others argue that primary and secondary sexual characteristics are more similar between fathers and sons, or mothers and daughters.
- One participant suggests that daughters may resemble their aunts (father's sisters) and sons may resemble their uncles (mother's brothers).
- A different viewpoint mentions that people may choose partners who resemble their parents.
- Another participant reiterates the aunt/uncle resemblance point but notes that this may not apply universally and depends on various factors.
- One participant questions the relevance of the discussion to biology.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express differing views on the resemblance patterns between parents and children, with no consensus reached on the validity of the claims presented.
Contextual Notes
Some claims depend on interpretations of genetic inheritance and may involve missing assumptions about familial resemblance. The discussion does not resolve the complexities of these relationships.
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0xDEADBEEF
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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. 
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pmehnati
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I think daughter is look like her aunt(father's sister) & boy is look like his uncle(mather's brother).
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MATLABdude
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I seem to recall hearing that people tended to choose people that looked like their mothers or fathers.
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drizzle
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pmehnati said:
I did note this, but it doesn’t apply to all. I guess it depends
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Evo
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This thread doesn't meet criteria for a discussion in biology.
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