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chin

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A subdivision of the face that is the anteriormost part of the lower jaw region. [ TAO:0002254 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin ]

Synonyms: mental region, regio mentalis, mental region of face, mental part of face

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pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000001

Surface structure that is the anteriormost region of the lower jaw.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000008

In humans, the chin is the lowermost part of the face. It is formed by the lower front of the mandible. The chin developed as a point of muscular attachment facilitating minute movements of the lips associated with speech. In human evolution, the chin is a cladistic apomorphy, partially defining anatomically modern Humans as distinct from archaic forms

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UBERON:0008199

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chin, Chin