People who have Dimples, Tend to have Children with Dimples

People who have Dimples, Tend to have Children with Dimples

A dimple is the word given to natural indentation on the face. Dimples often occur on both the cheeks. They are most commonly visible when someone smiles. Dimples are due to a genetic trait following an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Transfer of dimples from parents to children occurs due to just one gene. Dimples are highly heritable, meaning that people who have dimples tend to have children with dimples. The truth is that dimples are actually genetic defects that are revealed by shortened facial muscles. Dimples are caused by a fault in the subcutaneous connective tissue that develops in the course of the embryonic development.