if your dad was really tall and your mum was really small would you be tall or small?

Question: if your dad was really tall and your mum was really small would you be tall or small?
- Keywords:
  gene,
  parents,
  small,
  tall
Asked by page6 to Anouk, Chris, Judith, Leisha, Seyyed on 18 Jun 2012.
- Judith Sleeman answered on 18 Jun 2012:
  
  Probably somewhere between the two. There are lots of genes that contribute to your height so it’s hard to predict accurately.
- Chris Kettle answered on 19 Jun 2012:
  
  I have a friend who is massive and his wife is little. They have small children (all boys). Height isn’t a simply inherited trait, its a “blended” trait which is dependent upon several factors, but genetics is one of them. If your parents are tall you have a better chance of being tall.

Question: if your dad was really tall and your mum was really small would you be tall or small?