Stamets@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 23 days agoGeneticslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1660arrow-down124
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minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-223 days agoYup. There are a million causes for stunted growth that aren’t inherited. And these two look the same if you overlook the height and age.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 days agoAlso sometimes genes pass down and skip a generation or two. I have the same general build and height of my great grandfather (though I’m more robust) but his own sons look closer to my great grandmother.
Yup. There are a million causes for stunted growth that aren’t inherited. And these two look the same if you overlook the height and age.
Also sometimes genes pass down and skip a generation or two. I have the same general build and height of my great grandfather (though I’m more robust) but his own sons look closer to my great grandmother.