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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No height does not run only through mom’s genes.  Our pediatric endocrinologist who works with growth hormones and short stature explained that kids generally track one relative.  My spouse is 6’3” as is his dad and younger brother.  His other brother is the shorter one at 6.  His mom is 5’4” and the same thing happened to his uncle’s family.  His paternal uncle is 6’3” as is the boy cousin while the aunt and girl cousin ended up at 5’4”[/quote]

I think this is not always as noticeable since (logically) quite a few married couples consist of both parties being around average height. You really see it in practice when there is a big discrepancy among the parents’ heights (like a super tall dad with a short mom, or a tall mom who is the same height as her- average height for a male- husband etc). We know fully grown brothers who are 6’2” and 5’8” (tall dad, short mom). We also know a set of fully growth brothers who are 6’2” and 5’9” (the parents are the same height- both about 5’8”/5’9”). Often kids take after one parent/one side of the family. [/quote]

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