Did I inherit a short gene from my grandmother?!
Question:
Did I inherit a short gene from my grandmother?
i am 18, turning 19 in a month and I have grown .65 of an inch since last year( I am a late bloomer and never had a big growth spurt). I was 5"8 1/2 at 15 years old. I only put on 2 3/4 inches my entire highschool career. My voice also started cracking a year, and facial hair and fine chest hair are coming out. How much height do you tihkn I can put on? And I am 5"9.7 my Dad is 5.11.5 and mom is 5'4, both of my grandfathers were 6 feet . By my grandmother is 5'2 with a tall father and a short mother?
Answers:
Genes don't always play a big part in it...and parent height isn't a good predictor...my parents are 5-7 and 5-8. I am 6-1 and my brother is 6-6.
the only definitive test of height is to have your growth plates measured, which is done by a doctor, who xrays your hands and measures. That's it.
if every guy out there was 6-2 and ripped, the world would be boring. And not all women want a tall man. Some women like to be able to look your eyes when they kiss you !!