Chin Growth (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Chin Growth

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University of Iowa researchers find that we develop chins as our head size increases, from childhood to adulthood. At about 4 years of age (left), we have little indication of a chin, but by our 20s, we have a prominent point at the bottom of our faces.

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Nathan Holton lab, University of Iowa

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