Whyare kids getting taller ?

Discussion in 'Biology & Genetics' started by ashpwner, Feb 16, 2008.

  1. ashpwner Registered Senior Member

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    I just find this wierd liek i'm taller than my dad so he was taller than my grandad and so on.
     
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  3. draqon Banned Banned

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    they got food for growth
     
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  5. ashpwner Registered Senior Member

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    Just wondering whats the averege hight for a grown man?
     
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  7. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    They are being given HGH, Human Growth Hormones by their parents today as well as in some of their foods they eat.
     
  8. sandy Banned Banned

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    It's all the hormones in the foods we eat. You didn't see many giants years ago or women with size 9+ feet.
     
  9. halo07guy Registered Senior Member

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    It has to do with genetics. When your bones grow, then the information of how much they grew is stored in your DNA. When a bay is born, a small percentage of the of the parents' DNA is transferred into the baby. Included is a small percentage of the bone growth information from your parents. If its a boy, its likely going to be of a similar height to the father, in addition to the total growth of the child. A similar thing happens to girls.

    This is how we've grown by miniscule amounts over thousands of years. Eventually, 9 feet will be the average height. And think of the small percentage of parents' DNA of being like a "minimum height requierment" for bones. It tells your body about how tall it needs to be. Theres math involved, but I'm not going into details.
     
  10. Myles Registered Senior Member

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    I have never seen a woman with size 9 feet. I have heard of one though. She was called Clementine.

    Light she was and like a fairy
    And her shoes were number nine,
    Herring boxes without topses,
    Sandals were for Clemintine.

    All together now...Oh, my darlin..........
     

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