I'm legitimately curious. Now, in most couples, the man is taller than the woman.
The thing is, I want to have a family of my own one day, but I am 5'6(167 cm). Right now, I'm trying to get with my friend's sister "Wolf" (my nickname for her), and she is 5'10 and a half. So she's 4 and a half inches taller than me. We're currently just friends right now, but I am hoping to date her and if the relationship SOMEHOW lasts that long, have a family with her.
Although I will admit, one of the reasons why I find her attractive is because she's taller than me--and she knows this about me and LIKES it! So many other tall women would feel so insecure about it.The thing is, I don't like tallness in women because tall women are usually stronger than shorter ones (Physical strength in women is really important to me). I kinda also wanna have kids with a taller woman to compensate for my shortness and give my kids a boost in height. I apologize if that last part just sounds scummy or creepy.
But I'm not sure how this situation would work. If a tall woman had children with a shorter man, how would this affect the child's height? In fact, what physical traits are more likely to be inherited by the mother? I'd also appreciate detailed explanations. And if you know someone who's mom is taller than their dad, feel free to include them in your answer!
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@JosyJosy and @ShadezMcgee, I'd also appreicate answers from you two, since you're kind of my niggas on this site.
What happens if a tall woman and shorter man have a kid? How does this affect their kid's height?
Nice question. But you're definitely in a possibility of huge huge disappointment. I'm shorter than my father by a few cms and I know some kids who are taller than theirs. A couple of 5 ft 5 inches I know have a child who is 5 ft 10 inches. My friend is as tall as me, but his father is probably 5 ft at most. His mother is taller than the father but not very tall either. Bill Gate's father was 6 feet 6 inches but he's only 5 feet 9 inches. There a lot of tall NBA athletes who had shorter than average parents. There have been men who were short till a long time and suddenly had a growth spurt and unexpected ages after 21 (tho that's rare). A famous Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is only 5'4-5'5 but his child is much much taller than him, despite his wife being around his height or a bit taller. This only goes to prove how unpredictable height could be. So date her because she's good looking and has a nice personality, and not just because she's 5'10
I don't think gender matters in this. In other words, I don't think there is a difference between tall man - short woman vs tall woman - short man.
I *think* what you want to do is compare both parents height to the average height of their their gender.
For example if the man is 90% of the average height for men, and the women is 120% of the average height for women, then the child is *likely* to be in the 90% to 120% range for their gender, with a reasonable chance to be outside that range, but not too far outside. In other words a bell curve centered around 90-120% of average height.
So I don't think it matters which parent is tall and which is short. If either parent is 80% of the average *for their gender*, and the other is 150% of the average *for their gender*, that is what determines the likely height.
Well, Wolf is 5'10 and a half, so she's WELL above the average height for women. I'm 5'6, so I'm 2 inches shorter than the worldwide average for men (5'8) and 3 inches shorter than the American average (5'9).
That just means there is a wide range of possibilities. With two short people, the kids are more likely to be short. With two tall people, the kids are more likely to be tall. With one tall and one short, it's more of a crap shoot. As far as I know there is no dominant or regressive with height.
I've read about this stuff in more detail before, but I forgot most of it. Well, I didn't understand a lot of it to start with. It's pretty complicated. I just know there is a *likely* range, and that the range is more narrow when both parents are similar in height, and a wider range when they are very different in height.
Nutrition also plays a big role. Although I think that only matters on the down side. Meaning very poor nutrition can stunt growth. But well above average nutrition doesn't increase growth.
By the way I'm 5'6" myself, and I'm the tallest one in the family.
Some genes are associated with the x or y chromosome but since height is affected by so many genes, gender of where the genes come from will play less of a role
Cross your fingers. Feels like a coin flip, there is no certainty. You don't know how the child will turn out. I'm a bit taller than my dad, my mom is short. A friend of mine is 6ft, her brothers are also 6ft, the father is well above 6, and the mother is like 5ft something, like my mother. Also nothing to do with height, but I know of a family of Moroccans (so all have a bit of a tan, and black hair). One of the kids, is as white as me, blonde hair, blue eyes. Like totally out of the ordinary. It's can be so random.
My aunt is a lot taller than my uncle and their daughter is very pretty but looks unusual - her features do not match any standard or stereotype but she is very intelligent, winning first place in a computer programming competition in her university when she was not a computer science major.
Uhm, good question. I'd say that on those things it can actually be a bit of a dice roll? I am "just" 162cm tall. My father is around 166-8 (I think) and my mother clocks in at 171 (I know for sure). My sisters are both taller than me, but my father's other son is way way taller, being around 180cm I think. So it's all a big dice roll and I frankly don't see any pattern or consistency.
It all comes down to genetic code from both the mom and dad's sides of the family. I had a fair amount of tall and short relatives on both sides. Dad had taller people, mom had shorter people.
Both of my parents growing up were 5'7 to 5'9. I am 5'8, but cousins and relatives on both sides are around 6ft.
I may have turned out average due to my parents' height, but my kids could be giants if I have any down the line. Hell, I was supposed to be 6ft according to my doctor growing up due to family genetics, but it didn't pan out.
Either way, I am ot too fussed about it. I may not stand out with my height, but I sure as hell make up for it with wit and personality.
Well, my mom is 5'3 and a half, while my dad is 5'10.
As for Wolf, Coyote (again, her big brother and my friend) says that their mom is short and that Wolf has a dad under 6 foot. Sperm donor. Her height actually comes from her great grandfather, who was actually in the 6-foot range. Tallness is a recessive trait for Wolf's dad's side of the family.
there will be a mix of genes that can range the full spectrum between you. You can have children taller than the taller parent or you can have children shorter than the shorter parent. My grandfather was 5'-10" tall and my grandmother was 5'-2" tall. They had 7 children ranging from 4'-11" to 6'-3." Ironically the tallest child was female and the shortest child was male. the five children in the middle were all within an inch of the average height for their gender.
It depends on a wide variety i guess. For eg, relatives and their heights too. My girlfriend is 6'2 but her brother is 5'10. Their mum is 5'11 and dad is 6'2. I'm 5'10. I'm probablt expecting my future children to outgrow me. Not 100% guaranteed but likely.
Well I have a uncle by law or marriage but 6'1-6'2 my aunt is about 5 4, the kids 5 10 and 6 foot 2. Genes play a factor, but so does rest and nutrition
Hey, that’s pretty interesting... maybe I’ll make ANOTHER Autothot like this. I only planned on making two more but maybe... do you think it’s worth it?
The grand parents thing refers to autosomal recessive genes where they are displayed in the grandparents then "dormant," not displayed in the the parents then dominant again in the kids. This is because they aren't associated with the x or y chromosome and you need both copies for it to be expressed. So if both parents are heterozygous (1 copy of both types) they can have kids who have two copies of it.
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