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Science and Nature

Is Height Genetic?

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

Is Height Genetic?

Season 6 Episode 26 | 6m 7s | CC

I’m tall. Most of the people in my family are tall. Does that mean my son will be tall? Turns out the inheritance of height is a lot more complicated than we thought. Scientists know that nature (genes) and nurture (environment) both play a role, but after more than a century of questions, we’re only just now starting to get some answers

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