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A chin dimple, or cleft chin, can be hereditary, and passed down in what is known as a dominant trait. Our parents each give us one version of the gene involved in this trait. The two versions are not equal: ‘dominant’ means that the inheritance of just one copy of the cleft version will give you a chin cleft of some description.
16 cze 2024 · A cleft chin, or dimpled chin, is a distinctive facial feature resulting from variations in the fusion of lower jawbones during fetal growth. Cleft chin is now known to be influenced by numerous factors such as genetics, lifestyle, and environment.
A cleft in chin, also know as a dimple chin, superhero chin or butt chin is an inherited trait. It is a Y-shaped fissure that looks like a dimple or an indentation on the individual’s chin. And in an individual with a cleft chin, the underlying jaw bone has a similar structure.
The genetics behind cleft chins used to be thought of as simple. Cleft chins were believed to be a dominant trait: if two parents had cleft chins, their kids could have a cleft or might not. And if two parents had smooth chins, their kids would always have smooth chins.
9 lut 2023 · Abstract. Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are the most common congenital craniofacial anomaly seen in humans. Most OFCs are sporadic and isolated – these are thought to be multifactorial in origin....
8 cze 2023 · There’s no deeper meaning behind having one, but our genetics do tell our bodies whether or not one will be made. You may have heard, or even have been taught in school, that cleft chin is one of those heritable traits that follow predictable inheritance patterns.
Have you ever wondered why some people have a dimple in the middle of their chins? This indentation—also called a cleft chin—is a genetic trait.
