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I am 2 inches shorter than my dad, but have bigger hands. does this mean i will grow taller?
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Genetics: Hello. It doesn't mean that you will grow taller. If you have not finished puberty - than you still have potential to grow taller. Genetics plays a major factor in height. You can roughly compute on this site: http://pediatrics.About.Com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_height_pred.Htm.
Answered 2/4/2013
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No: At a listed age of 36 you will not be growing taller. If you are asking for someone else, stature is more related to both parents height than hand size. Men are expected to be the average of both parents plus 2,5 inches, females, that average less 2.5 inches.
Answered 8/22/2017
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