FitChick Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Interesting article. I guess pregnant women need to plan ahead if they want taller kids.
Titanwolf Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Correlation doesn't equal causation. I'm short because of my genetics (and I'm the tallest in my family).
EasyHeart Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Height is pretty obviously mostly about genetics. And nutrition, if for some reason you were malnourished as a child.
ThaWholigan Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there....
Titanwolf Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Our height is guided by genetics, but there are other factors in play such as environment and nutrition. Pardon the pun but, the article fell short of any conclusive evidence and IMO, the article is junk (Yahoo is notorious for posting junk anyway). 2
somedude81 Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Yeah, this is very possible for what happened to me. Though I think another part of it was that my paternal grandfather was also 5'6. Maternal grandfather 6'2. Paternal grandfather 5'6 Dad 5'10 Me 5'6 So I guess I have my paternal grandfather and my mom to blame for making me a runt.
FryFish Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Your mom cheated on your father with a basketball player... any nba teams in your area?
Emilia Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 We are pretty consistent with height in my family (though one of my uncles is slightly shorter than the rest of his siblings, his son is shorter too, his daugther is quite tall) and I come from a relatively poor country originally. Where I'm from we are reasonably homogeneous in build. I'd say it's mainly genetics.
Emilia Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Your siblings are closer to your parents' height though, aren't they?
123321 Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Misattributed paternity. 1
IcedEarth Posted September 12, 2012 Posted September 12, 2012 My grandfather was 6'3'' and my cousin is 6'7'', 6'6'', 6'5'' and 6'3''. I'm 5'10'' because I'm adopted, but my biological father was 6'2'' and my biological mother was 5'3''. So my height is roughly in the middle.
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