2006-10-12 03:37:59 · 16 answers · asked by alex p 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Depends...
Time will tell...
2006-10-12 03:41:17 · answer #1 · answered by OoO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to say but you won't know until you try. The simple rules of Mendelian Genetics state that an offspring of two unique individuals will exhibit characteristics of each parent. So there is a possibility that the child will be short, tall or of medium height. Although, the descision to have children with the one you love should not be restricted to forecasting thier height, that is a bit superficial, what really matters is what kind of person you raise them to be. Best of luck.
2006-10-12 03:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by kropdawg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband is 6' 1" and I am 5'2". We have two children. Our son is 16 and is already 6' 1" with time to grow. Our daughter is 12 and is only 4' 10" with time to grow. We were glad our son got the tall gene and our daughter the short (it is easier on them that way- we would love them no matter what), but knew with the genes in our family it could have gone any way!
2006-10-12 07:14:25 · answer #3 · answered by Kalliope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most certainly your children will be tall. Tallness is a dominant trait and because of the good nutrition in America - there is little chance they will be short. Just look at children of Vietnamese parents who were raised in America, they are almost always much taller and have a bigger frame.
2006-10-12 03:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sue G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A general formula...average the parents' heights: In your case, the average would be 5' 5.5 inches. Add 2 1/2 inches for male children, subtract 2 1/2 inches for female children.
Also, you can double your child's height at 2 years to find their adult height.
There are always exceptions, though. My gram is 5'2", her husband was 6'4", and my mom ended u being 5'11.5 inches...much taller than you'd predict.
2006-10-12 04:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by katheek77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn´t a rule that will predict this:
My grandmother is about 5" and my grandfather was about 6"1'. They had 4 childen:
My father: 6"1'
My uncle: 5"2'
My aunt: 5"6'
My other uncle: 6"
2006-10-12 03:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Polete Brasil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on genetics's like all most everyone Else has said to, if you have more kids they probably will be all different heights my guess is your first one will be tall like you and the rest is up to faith and genes my sister is not to tall but taller than your wife and her babys dad is at least 6 3 and their son is way taller than mine and they are only 1 day apart, her babys dad is African and my boyfriend is Laos
2006-10-12 03:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by sassy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the gene shuffling would change the outcome a lot but i would guess
around five foot five and the gene shuffling is the out come of witch aspects of the child from witch parent.
2006-10-12 03:47:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's totally up in the air. Depends whose genes trump the others.
2006-10-12 06:17:43 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your children could inherit traits from either one of you. More likely than not, they will be taller adults than your wife.
2006-10-12 03:40:35 · answer #10 · answered by brenbon1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's like drawing a name out of hat...It's anybody's guess it all depends on the child's genes.
2006-10-12 03:42:06 · answer #11 · answered by rochelle s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋