Timeline for What is the evolutionary advantage of having pubic hair?
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| Jul 8, 2016 at 21:15 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Jul 6, 2016 at 4:33 | comment | added | Eleftheria Chatziargyriou | And as to why swe are the only animals having pubic hair, we are one of the few hairless mammals, so we need some areas covered with hair. Most probably this area was selected because it was warm and close to the genitals (so strongly linked to sexual activity). | |
| Jul 6, 2016 at 4:28 | comment | added | Eleftheria Chatziargyriou | There isn't a definite theory as to why pubic hair exists.The evolutionary advantage -if any-is exchanging information. The study explains this very thing. Individuals strongly prefer a partner with smell different than theirs.This leads to MHC-heterozygous offspring, which in turn means they are better protected against a wider range of parasites. Still, like no one is completely sure what is the significance of pubic hair. Most likely it is simply catching pheromones. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 22:05 | comment | added | user24880 | So in short the pubic hairs catch pheromones that combine with bacteria to give potential sexual partners information. But what is the evolutionary advantage? Are you saying that this applies to other mammals too, but since they tend to have a lot of hair all over their bodies they don't need special hairs by their genitals as humans have got? | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 21:19 | history | answered | Eleftheria Chatziargyriou | CC BY-SA 3.0 |