Review of GenePartner compatibility test
And now for something completely different, I want to review GenePartner compatibility test. They match people by analyzing their DNA. The test is based on a sample of dna from within the mouth & costs $USD99.
“We cannot cheat on DNA. We cannot get round photosynthesis. We cannot say I am not going to give a damn about phytoplankton. All these tiny mechanisms provide the preconditions of our planetary life. To say we do not care is to say in the most literal sense that we choose death.” Dame Barbara Ward
I cannot really review the results of their test as I dont have a sample result. However I think that this is a great way to identify biological chemistry. The background research behind the test as per their website is as follows:
The GenePartner project was inspired by a famous study performed by Prof. Dr. Wedekind at the University of Bern in Switzerland. In this study, Prof. Dr. Wedekind recruited female volunteers to smell T-shirts worn by men for three consecutive days and rate them for attractiveness. He then analyzed the particular part of DNA that codes for HLA (human leukocyte antigen) molecules and found that women preferred T-shirts from men whose HLA molecules were most different from their own. Sensing and classifying the HLA genes is something our bodies do automatically and subconsciously.
“What more fiendish proof of cosmic irresponsibility than a Nature which, having invented sex as a way to mix genes, then permits to arise, amid all its perfumed and hypnotic inducements to mate, a tireless tribe of spirochetes and viruses that torture and kill us for following orders?” John Updike
In 2003, the GenePartner team decided to take this discovery one step further and see if there are specific patterns of HLA genes that attract each other more. In collaboration with the Swiss Institute for Behavioural Genetics, we tested a large number of individuals (both romantically involved couples and persons not in a relationship) for their HLA genes. The results were astounding and led to the development of a formula that combines the diversity factor studied by Prof. Dr. Wedekind, together with several other evolutionary factors researched and developed by the Swiss Institute for Behavioral Genetics.
Genetic compatibility results in an increased likelihood of forming an enduring and successful relationship. Research has also shown that the sex lives of genetically compatible partners are more satisfying than average. Additionally, fertility rates are higher in genetically compatible couples and they have healthier children.
The results of a GenePartner test scores under these points:
- Level of attraction
- Type of interest
- Symmetry of attraction
- Probability of a successful pregnancy
To their credit GenePartner acknowledges that their test measures on biological compatibility & advise that matchmakers & online dating sites have the expertise for social compatibility. This honesty inspires trust as they dont claim to have all the answers for matching a couple through their test.
Of course astrological relationship charts can easily identify even biological chemistry and is somewhat cheaper, quicker & easier.
I’ll leave you with a funny Aussie ad about DNA. Enjoy….
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