Married Couples with Common Ancestry also Share Similar Genes (IMAGE)

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Married Couples with Common Ancestry also Share Similar Genes

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When two married people appear similar, it isn't necessarily a coincidence, but may be related to the tendency to marry someone with the same ancestry.

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Kim Siever, Flickr, Public Domain 1.0 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmsiever/7641281766/in/photolist-cDeyRm-inFeDr-iacPpo-T5WAPL-93CtYv-9j3kyf-iad6iz-6tr5Cv-dbw7Se-9w9Tkq-T5WC3C-6oL67S-iacDHi-6oL64b-qduTDt-zEj5R-iad7qV-nrKe99-iacEDM-cCEAcG-a1V6qy-d1f1Jh-3anN7j-HGHaJ-cT4Dhy-d47h5Q-qEZZsA-aqv6JA-ebBapL-cbUZz-aqv6N7-aqv6FW-dbw5hg-pamCiP-9wrg28-aKjVRi-6o6Zvc-cWQT2E-o3XtrK-cZ15aJ-cWQWrw-cWQoWA-6nTRqD-2amVPG-EJmGm-6oaPF1-9WAcZK-4AC3eu-cbUZA-SUFUFd/)

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