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People with similar faces share genetic similarities in DNA even if they are not related

Have you ever seen someone you thought you knew, only to find out that it was just someone who looked a lot alike? Many of us have seen double calling from loved ones, family members, and even ourselves. Now a study revealed that these doubles (doppelgängers ) not only look alike, but also likely have very similar DNA, and even share personality traits.

Researchers from the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute in Barcelona revealed in an article published in the journal Cell Reports that the strong facial resemblance is associated with shared genetic variants.

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