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Genetics of Facial Features

PostPosted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:33 am
by wildrose
Alleged killer confesses after seeing police sketch
Assuming that the genetic material is deposited during the commission of a crime, then this is a great tool for identifying a suspect. The key issue is determining that the genetic material did not arrive at the crime scene at some other time.

Re: Genetics of Facial Features

PostPosted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:38 am
by wildrose
Five Genes Help Form a Face
This work has been going on for quite some time. This article was published in 2012. Additionally, there are obvious effects of environmental influences, such as nutritional intake, which alter the general appearance of the face.
Five genes emerged as important to facial features, Kayser and his colleagues report today in PLoS Genetics. The genes influenced traits such as the width of the face, the distance between the eyes, and how far the nose sticks out.

However, it's not quite as simple as that...
On the downside, the work confirms what many had suspected. There are no common variants with large effects. It is likely that there are many hundreds or thousands of these variants each having a small influence on the face.

LINK: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/09/five-genes-help-form-face

Re: Genetics of Facial Features

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:40 am
by sandman
Genetics: It's Written On Your Face
If you can predict from genetics to physical features, then is the reverse also possible? And, if so, how accurate would that be?

Re: Genetics of Facial Features

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:44 am
by sandman
Your Face Is Made Of Junk DNA!
Will this technology be used to create more attractive offspring? And, if so, what would be wrong with that?

Re: Genetics of Facial Features

PostPosted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:09 pm
by sandman
Scientists Discover Genes That Determine Nose Shape & Size
The five most relevant genes: DCHS2, RUNX2, GLI3, PAX1, and EDAR.
Look them up on WikiPedia if you want more info.