Will I be atleast 6 feet tall?!


Question: Will I be atleast 6 feet tall?
I'm 16, 5' 9.5" and 135 lbs. My parents are 5' 1" & 5' 7". I have a tall great grandpa who everyone says I look like. When I was around 10, my doctor said I should be around 6' 2" when fully grown.

Answers:

Though you are not completely done growing at age 16, you probably don't have to much more to go. I stopped getting taller at 16 or 17. Unless you have an incredible growth spurt, you probably won't be able to grow those extra 2.5 inches before you stop growing. While having tall family members gives you an increased chance of being tall, there are no guarantees because of dominant and recessive gene traits where the genes for being tall may have skipped your generation. Medical science has not advanced to the point where professionals can determine what your physical appearance will be by testing your DNA, or testing your genes, or by any other means. Your doctor's estimate was exactly that, just an estimate. I stopped an inch short of 6 feet and its not so bad.



yeh u will be for sure!




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