Cheek Dimples Cause
Cheek dimples cause or help cause a prettier smile. Did you know in some cultures dimpled cheeks are considered attractive? I have always heard the saying, "A dent in your cheek, many hearts you will seek. A dent in your chin, many hearts you will win". Dimple is a dominant trait that is inherited. Short muscles are the cause for dimples.
Posted by Annie on 8/22/2009
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Generally, dimples are present or appear on both cheeks, but sometime, a rare form of single dimple appears on one cheek. It is believed that dimples are genetically inherited. Studies have found that the parents having dimples give birth to ... Cheek dimples are formed by the double or bifid zygomaticus major muscle.
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In addition to the one-or-two cheek dimples, there is also the possibility that you will develop a dimple in your chin. This is more rare than cheek dimples and may not be the kind of cute feature you wish you inherited but it's something that you can see on people if you start looking around.
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Hello, I am trying to understand more about the gene that is responsible for cheek dimples and chin dimples. ... Are cheek dimples and chin dimples caused by two separate genes or is the same gene responsible for both traits? ... For some developmental features, a gene may only be on for a short while to cause that feature.
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"if a person has the gene for short facial muscles that cause cheek dimples but also inherits a gene for a small face, then the short muscles would then be proportional to the small face and then the dimples would not show";
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What causes dimples in ones cheeks - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... Dimples are hereditary. To examine "dimples": If the correct heredity gene is found in a human, the muscles which cause dimples to appear are present. Before reproduction, sex cells are created through the process of meiosis.
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Nov 13, 2006 ... They are actually caused by a small separation or "hole" in the muscle tissue beneath the skin. That's what causes dimples anywhere. ...
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ChaCha has the answer to this question: What causes cheek dimples Answer: Cheek dimples are formed by muscles that pull the skin inward. Chee... ...MORE... ... Cheek dimples are formed by muscles that pull the skin inward. Cheek dimples are often considered attractive. ... What would cause my left cheek to ache...
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Dimple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dimples are visible indentations of the skin, caused by underlying flesh, which form on some people's cheeks, especially when they smile. Dimples are genetically inherited and are a dominant trait. D...
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Cheek piercing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dimples, along with other traits such as freckles, a widow's peak, a cleft chin, and yes, even bushy eyebrows, are passed along by a single dominant gene. If you have dimples, you have the dominant trait (D-). If you don't, you have the recessive (dd). It's that simple.
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