Is height inherited from the father or the mother?

Nowadays, parents are more concerned about whose advantages their children will inherit, and they are very attentive to height. Some fathers are tall and the mothers are shorter, so the child's height is inherited from the father. In fact, the child's body combines the advantages of both parents. If the father is tall, then the child's height can become very high. It also depends on the family's genetic chain structure.

As we all know, a person's height is related to genetic factors. However, the question of whether height is inherited from the father or the mother has never been confirmed. The problem is not that it cannot be confirmed, but that this question is not absolute. Height is related to the genes of both parents.

In fact, children inherit genetic factors of various physical elements from both parents at the same time, so the influence of genetic factors obtained from mom or dad is the same. Similarly, when it comes to height, from a genetic perspective, a child's height is related to the average height of his parents, rather than just the height of one of them. Therefore, the saying "If the father is short, the whole family will be short" is unscientific and untenable. The genetic influence of both parents on the height of their children is the same. However, the height of children can be roughly predicted by using the height of their parents. The formula is as follows: boy's height (cm) = (father's height × mother's height 13)/2; girl's height (cm) = (father's height × mother's height - 13)/2. However, this is only suitable for making a very rough prediction. It should be pointed out that genetics can only determine the potential for height growth, but whether this potential can be properly realized depends on various environmental conditions, such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, disease prevention and control, mental health, etc.

As we all know, many people in real life are troubled by their height and always want to be taller. Therefore, the issue of height increase has always been a topic of concern. Generally speaking, height stops increasing when the long bones of the limbs and the spine have completed ossification in men between the ages of 20 and 24 and in women between the ages of 19 and 23. If you want to grow taller during this period, you need to make adjustments to your diet, pay attention to strengthening nutrition, avoid picky eating, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as high-protein, calcium- and zinc-rich foods such as fish, lean meat, eggs, milk, soy products, animal offal, etc. Secondly, we must increase exercise, speed up metabolism, increase blood supply to bone tissue, and promote vigorous bone growth and development. In addition, a regular schedule and adequate sleep are also the guarantee of good health and help increase height. The study also found that emotional or psychological disorders can also affect height. Therefore, we should pay attention to having a good attitude, living happily, and making our life full of sunshine.

In short, from a medical point of view, the key to height lies in whether the epiphyseal line is closed. Once the epiphyseal line is closed, you will basically not grow taller. Therefore, it is recommended to pay attention to all-round development before the epiphyseal line is closed.