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>This increase is not because heights are being genetically selected for Can you explain how you know this? Taller people, in general, are often considered mor
by alasdair_ 7y ago
>This increase is not because heights are being genetically selected for
Can you explain how you know this? Taller people, in general, are often considered more desirable mates. Wouldn't this lead to such people having more children which would lead to, well, average increases in height?
- lallysingh 7y agoUntil they have a bunch of bruises on their foreheads from low door frames! Cancels the effect.
- Ygg2 7y agoOr cancer. The heavier you are, the more cells you have. More cells you have, well more potential for cancer.
- danmaz74 7y agoNot OP, but the reference was clearly to increases in height during very short time frames from a natural selection point of view, eg in post WWII Europe.