Biological Influences On Body Types

8 were similar. The twins were able to show that despite environmental influences, biological influences can have a greater impact on a person.
Influences on Body Types:
Around the world there is a pattern of guys searching for a mate based on their body type and other physical features (Gaulin et al. 2012). While the idea of beauty may be slightly different in certain cultures there are often similar features. Males are still looking at waist to hip ratios or bust to hip ratio (Gaulin et al. 2012). For most countries, an hourglass shape for girls is greatly desired, while a trapezoid shape for guys is most desired. In Asia and America more slim, fit looking girls are what is considered beautiful. In America there is more emphasis on the fitness level of a person. This is because the American culture views active people as a more

This is an example of how culture may shape attraction. It is becoming more and more common to have mixed babies throughout the world “multiracial babies has risen from 1% in 1970 to 10% in 2013” (“Multiracial in America” 2015).Mixed people are being considered more attractive and it may be because of biological predispositions “ Heterozygote advantage explains why people of mixed race are often considered attractive” (“The Biological Rules of Attraction” 2008). When siblings marry each other it is frowned upon because it will increase the likelihood of a baby being born with disorders but mixing races will increase genetic variation. A healthier baby and better reproductive success will result from this greater genetic variation (“The biological rules of Attraction” 2008). Genetic variation will decrease the chances of a baby being born with a genetic disease due to the the child having