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# Is Height Genetic?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/is-height-all-in-our-genes-7jxexq/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:44.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:54:30.000Z
- Description: Turns out the inheritance of height is a lot more complicated than we thought.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 6, Episode 26, #ZZZ_Episode_4c10abdc-e11b-429e-a79b-23c26127afea, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

I’m tall. Most of the people in my family are tall. Does that mean my son will be tall? Turns out the inheritance of height is a lot more complicated than we thought. Scientists know that nature (genes) and nurture (environment) both play a role, but after more than a century of questions, we’re only just now starting to get some answers