genetic make-up

Ladies, how irresistible you are to men lies in your perspiration or looks, for a new study has revealed that clues to the genetic make-up of any woman are in her sweat or appearance.

Scientists have claimed that the secrets of attraction are hidden in the immune system genes that women inherit from their parents and clues to this are contained in her sweat or appearance, the Daily Mail reported.

They have based their findings on an analysis of the DNA of 150 students from the University of Western Australia. The subjects, including would-be doctors and engineers, filled in detailed questionnaire about their love lives.

Their DNA was scrutinised for variation in genes known to influence the immune system. The more diverse these genes, the stronger a person's defence against disease, the findings have revealed.

The results of the genetic tests were then matched up with the survey answers. This showed that the women with the most varied major histocompatibility (MHC) genes, had the most sexual partners.