My father is 5ft 10, my mother 5ft 6 and I, at 18, am 5ft 8.
I just wanted to know if anything else contributes to the growth (height) of a person apart from it being written in the genes?
2007-09-20 10:13:12 · 4 answers · asked by JTB 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes, other factors such as long-term diet (particularly proteins and calcium) and exposure to disease have an impact.
Nice article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
2007-09-20 10:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by tinfoil666 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As i comprehend,Gene's play an important area. And on your ask your self,the "short" gene Is a dominant gene against the "Tall" gene. additionally,nutrition is an exceedingly very necessary area,in growth.
2016-10-19 05:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nutrition has a big role also. For example, second and third Chinese and Japanese background people in the US are considerably taller than ancestors who left Asia.
2007-09-20 10:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, eating right, exercising, and taking daily vitamins can help support growth.
2007-09-20 10:20:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋