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Results 1 - 10 of 50 for Height
  1. Is height determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... that about 80 percent of an individual’s height is determined by the DNA sequence variations they ... are in and what they do to affect height are only partially understood. Some rare gene variants ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/height - Genetics
  2. What is heritability?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... their traits. Traits can include characteristics such as height , eye color , and intelligence , as well as disorders ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/heritability - Genetics
  3. Achondroplasia 
    ... achondroplasia have short stature. Without treatment, the average height of an adult male with achondroplasia is 131 centimeters (4 feet, 4 inches), and the average height for adult females is 124 centimeters (4 feet, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/achondroplasia - Genetics
  4. Hypochondroplasia 
    ... people with hypochondroplasia have short stature. The adult height for men with this condition ranges from 138 ... 6 inches to 5 feet, 5 inches). The height range for adult women is 128 centimeters to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hypochondroplasia - Genetics
  5. Pseudoachondroplasia 
    ... people with pseudoachondroplasia have short stature. The average height of adult males with this condition is 120 centimeters (3 feet, 11 inches), and the average height of adult females is 116 centimeters (3 feet, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/pseudoachondroplasia - Genetics
  6. Acromicric dysplasia 
    ... over time results in short stature. The average height of adults with this disorder is about 4 ... than would be expected for the individual's height. Other skeletal features that occur in this disorder ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/acromicric-dysplasia - Genetics
  7. X-linked spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda 
    ... late childhood, when their growth slows. Their adult height ranges from 4 feet 6 inches (137 cm) ... their arms are disproportionately long compared to their height.Other skeletal features of X-linked spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...linked-spondyloepiphyseal-dysplasia-tarda - Genetics
  8. Russell-Silver syndrome 
    ... with Russell-Silver syndrome are short; the average height for affected men is about 151 centimeters (4 feet, 11 inches) and the average height for affected women is about 140 centimeters (4 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/russell-silver-syndrome - Genetics
  9. Peters plus syndrome 
    ... short stature, which is evident before birth. The height of adult males with this condition ranges from ... inches to 5 feet, 1 inch), and the height of adult females ranges from 128 centimeters to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/peters-plus-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Weill-Marchesani syndrome 
    ... fingers and toes (brachydactyly), and joint stiffness. Adult height for men with Weill-Marchesani syndrome ranges from ... 8 inches to 5 feet, 6 inches. Adult height for women with this condition ranges from 4 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/weill-marchesani-syndrome - Genetics
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