In a 2003 Study Looking at Histocompatibility Complex Genes, Symmetry

question 98

Multiple Choice

In a 2003 study looking at histocompatibility complex genes, symmetry, and body scent attractiveness in men and women, researchers asked 200 males and females to provide a blood sample to assess their major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene, then to sleep a new clean T-shirt for two nights. Researchers also took photos of the males and females to document left- and right-side body symmetry. When the participants were asked about attractiveness, their answers indicated that the:

• A) men preferred T-shirts of those women who were less attractive, but more fertile.
• B) men preferred T-shirts of those women who were more attractive and had a higher probability of conception.
• C) men preferred T-shirts of those women who were more attractive, but less fertile.
• D) men preferred T-shirts from asymmetrical women.

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