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What is the anatomic reason for dimples?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33520points) January 25th, 2017

Aside from occasionally looking cute, what biological / physiological benefit are they?

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Rarebear's avatar

You got it. Looking cute. People with dimples may be more likely to mate and have offspring with dimples. Natural selection at work.

Patty_Melt's avatar

Actually, they are officially termed as birth defects. Funny, huh? Something considered an accident of nature viewed most often as attractive.

Rarebear's avatar

Everything is the result of a mutation. That’s part of how evolution works.

Darth_Algar's avatar

Not every by-product of evolution necessarily has a physiological purpose or benefit.

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