Dimpled cheeks are considered attractive in many cultures, and it should be fairly easy to find someone with dimples in your neighborhood, since dimples are a genetic trait. Most dimples are actually caused by a birth defect, which just goes to show you that not all “malformations” are actually bad.
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Yes Dimples are caused by a birth defect. The dimple is usually giving to you by your parents Since it is a dominate gene. They are actually caused by a shorter muscle then most people have. Which explains why some people grow out of there ...
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A sacral "dimple" is an indentation, present at birth, in the skin on the lower back. Dimples on the face are not a defect.
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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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Your dimples are valued in our society as we think that they are cute! Actually, and you don't have to tell anyone this, they are a "birth defect." By that I mean that muscles in your face, and perhaps other areas of one's body, are shorter than in most people.
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D Ercole Syndrome (Short Stature with Microcephaly and Heart Defect) ... Facial (Cheek Dimples, Smiling Dimples) ... DIMPLES, FACIAL...
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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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Date: 12/14/2002 10:44:00 AM From Authorid: 61901 I dont think even science can show any proof that homosexuality is a birth defect or that homosexuals are any different than anyone else. I love to eat to eat apples but I dont eat oranges, so do I have a birth defect because I dont eat oranges?
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What are sacral dimples? ... Birth defects: Answers to your most-asked questions ... 1. What is a birth defect? A birth defect is a problem that happens while the baby is developing in the mother's body. Most...
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Genetic Disorders from Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence provided by Find Articles at BNET ... Many of these disorders are inherited and are governed by the same genetic rules that determine dimples and red hair. However, some genetic disorders result from a spontaneous mutation during embryonic development.
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