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What is the rule for predicting height of a child based on parents?
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None: Typically a child's adult height will be somewhere between those of his parents.
Answered 6/5/2016
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Average +/-: The common rule we start with averages the height of the parents and adds 2.5 inches if a boy and subtracts 2.5 inches if a girl. This gives a rough figure with many possible exceptions. The best predictor becomes the pattern of growth the kid exhibits during childhood and the age s/he starts into puberty.(growth charts on their docs records)
Answered 6/5/2016
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