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===Variation=== The xiphoid process may exhibit natural [[wikt:bifurcation|bifurcation]] or, in some instances, perforation (referred to as a xiphoidal foramen).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Yekeler |first1=Ensar |last2=Tunaci |first2=Mehtap |last3=Tunaci |first3=Atadan |last4=Dursun |first4=Memduh |last5=Acunas |first5=Gulden |date=2006 |title=Frequency of Sternal Variations and Anomalies Evaluated by MDCT |url=http://www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJR.04.1779 |journal=American Journal of Roentgenology |language=en |volume=186 |issue=4 |pages=956β960 |doi=10.2214/AJR.04.1779 |pmid=16554563 |issn=0361-803X|url-access=subscription }}</ref> These morphological variations are [[Heredity|hereditary]],{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} which can facilitate the categorization of family members when addressing burial remains. These morphological differences carry no health implications; they simply represent variances in form.
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