Does a father's height affect his children's height?

I have a relatively tall father and a very short mother. I'm quite tall for a woman (5"10), but my brother is kind of short for a man (5"8). So he goes after my mum's family, when I got more height from my dad's side. read more

Both parents’ heights affect the childrens’ heights. For me my dad is short for a man (5′6″) and mum is 5′4″. I’m almost 5′8″ and that might be explained by my tall maternal grandpa (at the good height of 6′1″). So not only do the parents’ heights affect children, it is possible a gene from a grandparent skipped a generation. read more

A female child could easily surpass her mother’s height, provided her father is significantly taller. In the same way a male child could easily grow to be quite a bit shorter than his father if genetic factors play a role. read more

A Boy's target height is the average of parental height plus 6.5 whereas a girl's target height is the average parental height minus 6.5. However the above formula gives the mean final height i.e there is still more potential for the children to grow atleast 8.5 cms more than this mean value. read more