Relation Between the Neutrino and Quark Mixing Angles and Grand Unification

We argue that there exists a simple relation between the quark and lepton mixings, which supports the idea of grand unification and probes the underlying robust bimaximal fermion mixing structure of still unknown flavor physics. In this framework the quark mixing matrix is a parameter matrix describing the deviation of neutrino mixing from exactly bimaximal, predicting θₛₒₗ+θC=π/4, where θC is the Cabibbo angle, θₐₜₘ+θ₂₃CKM=π/4 and θ₁₃MNS~θ₁₃CKM~O(λ³), in perfect agreement with experimental data. Both non-Abelian and Abelian flavor symmetries are needed for such a prediction to be realistic. An example flavor model capable of explaining this flavor mixing pattern and inducing the measured quark and lepton masses is outlined.