Strange, almost like phenotype is dependent on genotype?

Researchers say the findings may also someday help police investigators conjure up the faces of suspects from their DNA samples. But that potential application wades into murky ethical territory

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DNA has a limited number of genes. Considering the enormous amount of functions they need to encode, the number of genes for each function becomes relatively small. 8 billion people and thousands of generations, we’re bound to have duplicates.

...We all look like 98% similar.

If different people with similar visual characteristics have similar behavioral characteristics, doesn't that imply that perhaps we can judge a book by its cover?

Or maybe we're living in a simulation and whatever is generating it only has a finite number of characters. 😲

Bad news for people that look like famous serial killers.

@RegularJoe I'm curious about how this might work across ethnicities. I can't point to a photo, but several times, I've noticed people from other continents who could easily be someone I know here, except they're African, or Asian, when the person I know is white, just for example. Under the expected differences in hair, eyes, etc, the basic facial structure is the same. A DNA match seems less likely in these cases.

This kinda feels like a "duh." Or a "Well, makes sense"

I've wondered this about people who act the same. They also tend to have some of the same facial expressions and mannerisms.

Maybe like our brains have certain tempaltes of personalities that we alter along the way. A starter personality of sorts.

Nice to see research shared like this, thanks. I've always been fascinated by facial similarities. The other thing I often look at, especially when pronounced, is the difference in the two hemispheres of the face.

How similar is DNA from convergent evolution animals?

Why didn't they give FB-007 shirts?

I always wondered about this in terms of I have known some types of folks that look similar and actually often have similar social traits and this includes me to.

So should you avoid having kids with someone you look similar too then? Like is it that the virtual twins have genetic similarities akin to 3rd cousins or siblings...