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Question:Is it possible that i get my tall genetics from my grandfather on my Mom's side of family, he was 6'0 and was pretty big + all my uncles and cousins are 6'0 on my mom's side. I am currently 5'8 @ 16yrs old and started puberty late, i havent had a growth spurt yet, just consistent growing throughout my years.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Is it possible that i get my tall genetics from my grandfather on my Mom's side of family, he was 6'0 and was pretty big + all my uncles and cousins are 6'0 on my mom's side. I am currently 5'8 @ 16yrs old and started puberty late, i havent had a growth spurt yet, just consistent growing throughout my years.

yes, it is possible and probable to get genes from anyone one of your ancestors all the way back to the begining of time. there are no pure bred or blue bloods as no one really knows what their ancestors were doing . no one knows what great,great, great,etc, grandfather or granndmother or any in between were doing during their lives. what difference does it make? we are what we are kinda like the 57 different only more so. i don't understand what you are concerned about. 5'7 is average in this country so take it easy and let nature take her course

You can get tall genes from anyone in your family that includes cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparetns

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not from my family!!

The big and tall shop next to the tall shirts.

yes, very possible

ok if ur granparents or great-grandparents--or anyone in ur family line--was/is very tall.. & looking at genetics alone, the genes are always being passed down.. half & half.. & I guess ur parents have the genes too but having the genes for something doesn't mean it'll be expressed.. that's why you may find great differences in appearance in many families

Yes most likly you would be tall. It looks like all your family members have the dominant tall gene (T). But is anyone in your family has an undominant-hidden short gene (t). There would be a small chance of not being tall. Search "Punnett Squares" on you search engine. Punnett Squares show trats of offspring from their parents.

How tall is your postman? The milkman? The guy three doors down? "Tall genes" could be from any of those sources...

Oxnard . . . my friend, Gene, is pretty tall and he comes from Oxnard . . . hope this helps . . .