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‘Landmark’ study resolves a major mystery of how genes govern human height – Science Magazine
Nearly 10,000 common gene variants influence how tall a person becomes
A persons height is strongly influenced by their DNA and scientists are closing in on the gene variants that affect this trait.
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By Jocelyn KaiserNov. 3, 2020 , 5:00 PM
For height, DNA is largely destiny. Studies of identical and fraternal twins suggest up to 80% of variation in height is genetic. But the genes responsible have largely eluded researchers. Now, by amassing genome data for 4 million peoplethe largest such study evergeneticists have accounted for a major share of…
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