Cleft chin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A cleft chin , chin cleft , dimple chin or a chin dimple is a dimple on the chin. It is a Y-shaped fissure on the chin with an underlying bony peculiarity. The chin fissure follows the fissure...
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Discussion Tagged: Science And Math Science Clef Chin Cleft Chin Genetics, Replies: 24 ... the cleft chin trait is thought to be a dominant trait. so if you are heterozygous for that gene, the chance of a noncleft child is 50%. Don't worry. you've got a fat chance that the son is your biological son...
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a cleft chin is in fact recessive.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_cleft_chin_dominant_or_r...
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I have a cleft chin, should all my children have one too? It is a dominant gene, right? ... This is how parents with a cleft chin can have a child without a cleft chin—because cleft chin is dominant. The Cc kids have a chance of passing down the c gene to their kids and so having a child with an unclefted chin.
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www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=240
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In the kids, the breaker switch and the lamps are on so you get light (a cleft chin). What might this look like with "real" genetics? Let's suppose that there is a modifier or silencer gene (M) that when dominant, doesn't allow the cleft chin gene to work (the breaker switch in the off position is dominant).
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www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=47
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I'll try to sum up: the cleft chin trait is more frequent and more obvious in males than females. It is also a qualitative ... Anecdotal evidence suggests an inherited component, but given the variable nature of the trait I would be surprised if it follows clear Mendelian dominant or recessive transmission patterns. Heck,
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar99/921265849.Ge.r.html
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Subject: Inherited Physical characteristics-cleft chin ... Is a cleft chin a genetically inherited characteristic or a random occurrance? If so does it come directly from one of the parents or can it skip generations?
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar99/921265849.Ge.q.html
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The most fun way to learn a little about genetics is to understand heredity first hand, your own heredity; and you can do this by examining the actual dominant and recessive traits that you possess. ... 3. Chin Cleft: A prominent cleft in the chin is due to the bond structure which underlies the Y-shaped fissure of the...
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www.lestout.com/article/news-society/science-nature/ten...
www.lestout.com/article/news-society/science-nature/ten-human-genetic-traits.html
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These traits are thought to be determined by single genes and have a dominant and recessive form: Tongue Rolling, Widow's Peak, Dimples, Cleft Chin, Earlobe Attachment, Finger Hair, and PTC Tasting. Scoring these traits is fairly unambiguous and information to help you is given below.
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chroma.gs.washington.edu/outreach/genetics/traits/trait...
chroma.gs.washington.edu/outreach/genetics/traits/traittips.html
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