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Med’s Rebecca Darrah discusses link between genetics and height

You can’t control your height, but 12,000 genetic variants probably do
Popular ScienceRebecca Darrah, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed genetic links to height. “This fascinating study shows that there are actually over 12,000 distinct genetic variants that contribute to height in European populations,” Darrah said, “and likely many, many more than that for even more complex traits like weight.”