Sunday 5 October 2014

Tall tale: scientists unravel the genetics of human height

File photo of a visitor posing with Gattaiah, who claims to be the tallest man in India, at the arts and crafts centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's no secret that if your dad is tall and your mother is tall, you are probably going to be tall. But fully understanding the genetics of height has been a big order for scientists. Researchers on Sunday unveiled what they called the biggest such study to date, analyzing genome data from more than a quarter million people to identify nearly 700 genetic variants and more than 400 genome regions relating to height. ...




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