First thing people say it’s genes. I’m 5’6, but my mother is 5’11, my dad is 5’9. My sister is 6’0. All of my moms’ brothers are 6’3, all of my male cousins on my mom’s side are 6’1, and all of my female cousins on my mom’s side are around 5’11.
My dad was oddly the shortest of his brothers at 5’9, while the rest of them are 5’11. My male cousins on his size are around 5’11, and my female cousins on my dad’s side are around 5’8.
I’ve wondered so much as to wonder if I’m even my dad’s, but we do looks alike, and have the same birthmarks, so that can’t be either.
I always ate very good nutritious food; I’ve been on a swim team from age 12 until today at 25. It can’t be because I didn’t eat well, and it can’t be because I wasn’t active enough. It’s not because of genes.
Why am I short?
2007-02-20 02:46:18 · 7 answers · asked by Document Guy 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
Actually it is pretty much because of genes.
Height isn't controlled in the same easy way that, say, blue eyes or blood type are. Parents with o-type blood will have babies with o-type blood.
Height is controlled by a variety of genes, interacting together. You would definitely be more likely to be taller if your parents were tall, but it's not necessarily the case.. you could just say you lucked out and got the few shorter genes that your parents were hiding.
2007-02-20 02:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same thing going on, all family member are 6 feet and over, I have one daughter and granddaughter both 5'11'' and yet I'm only 5'3''. I call myself the short twig on the family tree, and I was told years ago I'm the same height as a grandmother I who died before I was born. You may not know all your relatives, or the stories you heard and that were passed down didn't mention their height as if they were 5'6'' that would have been unremarkable. The gene pool is a large one and you are just one tadpole in it. Nothing to worry about. It happens.
2007-02-20 02:56:10 · answer #2 · answered by justa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does you old man have any short mates?
2007-02-20 02:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by speedball182 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't matter,my husband is 6'1
boys 6'2
5'7
daughter 5'4
it's whats inside that counts
2007-02-20 02:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How tall was your mailman?
2007-02-20 02:50:05 · answer #5 · answered by Shmesh 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it just meant to be like that....... ;-)
don't bother about your height too much..
2007-02-20 02:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by falcon a 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gosh you think you short?
I'm 4'8''
GET OVER YOURSELF
2007-02-20 02:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by Dama 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋