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What is the primary reason for humans growing taller at a record speed?
What is the primary reason for humans growing taller at a record speed?
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Better health and diet standards (correct)
- Improved medical treatments
Which country has experienced a significant increase in height in the last 200 years?
Which country has experienced a significant increase in height in the last 200 years?
- Latvia
- The Netherlands (correct)
- United States
- Japan
What is the main factor contributing to height differences among individuals?
What is the main factor contributing to height differences among individuals?
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Both genetics and environmental factors (correct)
- None of the above
Which group of people are the tallest on the planet?
Which group of people are the tallest on the planet?
Why do scientists study height?
Why do scientists study height?
How many genetic variations affect human height?
How many genetic variations affect human height?
What can identifying genes involved in growth factors inform?
What can identifying genes involved in growth factors inform?
Has the rate of height increase slowed down or continued at the same pace?
Has the rate of height increase slowed down or continued at the same pace?
What makes height an easy trait to study?
What makes height an easy trait to study?
Is the process of growing from a small baby to an adult well-understood?
Is the process of growing from a small baby to an adult well-understood?
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Study Notes
- Humans are growing taller at a record speed due to better health and diet standards.
- The Dutch have experienced a 20 cm increase in height in the last 200 years due to genetics and lifestyle improvements.
- Height differences are due to genes and environmental factors.
- Latvian women and Dutch men are the tallest individuals on the planet.
- Scientists study height to understand genetics of complex traits like diabetes and heart disease.
- Over 3,000 genetic variations affect human height, many located in genes involved in bone biology and skeletal growth.
- Identifying genes involved in growth factors can inform treatments for growth failure and other diseases.
- Height increase has slowed down, and it's uncertain if we'll keep getting taller.
- Height is an easy trait to measure and study.
- Height increase from a small baby to an adult is a complex question that hasn't been completely answered yet.
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