Genetic covariance between facial attractiveness and (A) BMI traits, (B) lipid traits.Intervals show the 95% confidence intervals of covariance estimates. Genetic covariance with fdr &< 0.1 are marked by one asterisk and the covariance with p-value &< 1e-4 is marked by two asterisks.
同时研究结果还表明:「美丽基因」因性别而异。简单来说,在女性中,与美相关的遗传变异与调节体重和脂质的基因有关;在男性中,与美相关的遗传变异与影响胆固醇水平的基因相关。女性对男性的吸引力与影响皮肤色素沉著的基因相关,与肥胖呈负相关。男性对女性的吸引力则与影响头发颜色基因相关。