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A Clefted chin is indeed heriditary. It is localted in chromosome 16. If both parents have clefts the chances of their child also having one is about 75%. When the featus is forming at the very early stages the tissue sometimes does not completely conjoin and the centerline and thus causes the cleft in the chin. The degree may vary and is much more dominant with males than females.

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