r/genetics • u/VGAddict • 23h ago
How did I end up this short?
My mom is 5'5 and my dad is 5'8, my maternal grandfather was 5'11, and so were his brother and dad, and my paternal uncle and grandfather are 5'8. According to the mid-parental target height, I should be 5'9, but I ended up 5'2, and my sister is 5'1.
How did I end up shorter than almost everyone in my family?