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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't height polygenic though? So not just as simple as saying short mom and tall dad will equal shortish kid?

DH and I have the same heights as OP and her husband and our 15 year old is tall- certainly exceeds expectations given my height but then I remember that I have relatives who are considered tallish for our ethnicity.

As for whether boys grow after a long lag...not sure. [/quote]

Just depends what genetic combination they get, IME. My own sons are 4in different in height, and we know a lot of families with fairly large height differences among siblings. Then you have to look at grandparents etc as well. I think people are just stating that if mom is 5’3”/5’4”, a 5’8” son is  not really even outside of normal expectations (regardless of what dad’s height is). A 6’1” son wouldn’t be outside expectations either. [/quote]

Same with our family.  My two girls are 6” different.  And that’s assuming the 13 year old is done growing which I think she is.

I look at my cousins and nieces and my siblings and see the big differences in height, hair coloring, eye color.   We aren’t clones.  Stop rushing to a specialist when your child is in the 30% in height.  [/quote]

Exactly. My DH is from a larger family (6 kids) and when there are that many kids, it really shows the potential variation. One of his sisters is 5’9” with a thicker build, blonde hair and blue eyes. The other is 5’4”, super petite frame, very dark hair. Their dad is tall & blonde & mom is short, very petite frame with dark hair. Full siblings but total opposites. Another sister looks just like their mom but has fiery red hair &  no one can figure out where that came from LOL. One brother is very tall (6’4”) despite their mom’s tiny build. My DH is a mix at 5’11” but slender.

Kids inherit a whole range of genes & will not always look like all family members (whether that is height, hair color or whatever). Knowing family heights is really just a vague guideline if there are medical growth concerns- is really not that useful otherwise [/quote]

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