If you were born to a short father and a tall mother and your a boy will you be short or tall? MOST LIKELY!?

Answer 1

The tall gene is dominant, but it also depends entirely on which set of genes you get, as you have to get them from your grandparents as well...So I'd say you have a good chance of being tall, but then again, it is possible that it skips a generation and your kids end up tall.

Answer 2

Opposite, tall dad, short mom 1 of 3 boys were tall. So, in your case, going by the same odds, 1/3 chance of a short son

Answer 3

It is all about genetics, and genes cannot be predicted on which kid will get what. I am short, 5', my whole family is short, under 5'5, but for one brother who is 5'11. I married a man 6'2, and his whole family is tall. I have a son and a daughter. My son is at about 5'9 right now at 19 years old, and my daughter is 5'6. They say girls stop growing around 16/17, but boys grow until they are 21... soooo I don't think it is about male or female, it is all about what genes are dominant and who has what.

Answer 4

There is no "most likely."

And it does not matter boy or girl -- or which parent is short or tall.

You have to know if the tallness of the tall parent is a dominant or recessive trait -- and if the shortness of the short parent is a a dominant or recessive trait.

Answer 5

Both of my parents are short, I am taller than my father by 2 inches and taller than my mother by 4 inches. My one grandfather was over 6 feet tall. My husband's brother is 6'6" and his wife is 5'4". Their only child is taller than my youngest and I am 5'10" and my husband is 6'. My siblings are 5'6" (the other females) and 6' (the only boy). So you won't know what your height will be until you are finished growing.

Answer 6

Well research shows that children's height is determined by both. You are supposed to take an average of the two, with a boy being a bit taller than your average and a girl a bit shorter. This is probably not going to work for me, though-my husband is 6 feet and I am 5 foot 3 and my son will be way over 6 feet. On a side note, your son could definitely inherit your height.

Answer 7

The way you figure that out is with a Punnet Square (I think that's what it's called?). You have to know if the dad's shortness was recessive or dominant in his family and same with the mom's tallness. Look it up on google, it will show you all about that.

Answer 8

first of all, hair is only a protein so it doesnt extremely have any cells in it (except the follicle yet thats diverse). 2d, certain someone's genes do in reality confirm how tall he or she will be in a position to be. certain someone who's taller could have extra cells because it takes extra cells to fill in that extra area in proper. at the same time as hormones tell your body to make stronger it does so, so extra or a lot less no longer that many stuff are extremely on proper of problems with proper.

Answer 9

Sex doesn't matter... but I think you would be tall, or at least taller than your father.

You take half of your dad's genes and half of your mother's genes and the tall gene is the dominent gene so you either have a 50/50 chance or a 100% chance of being tall. There's this chart I could do, but I'm too lazy. HAHA

Answer 10

Well, you would have to use a Punett square scientists use it to determine what the probability of things will be. The kid would probably be medium height, that is 50% likely...the kid would have a 25% chance of being tall and the same as being short.