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Published online 16 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061016-2
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Is your smile in your genes?
A study suggests that facial expressions may be hereditary.
Has anyone ever told you that you have the same expressions as your siblings or parents? You might think you picked that up by hanging around with your family too long. But scientists now say that such family 'signatures' may be genetic.
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