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Height

Polygenic score · Physical · 49 variants

Adult height is one of the most heritable common traits. This score estimates your genetic leaning toward taller or shorter stature from many common variants.

Evidence & sources

This polygenic score combines 49 common variants.

A higher score means taller.

This score was developed mostly in people of African ancestry (100%), so it may be less accurate for other backgrounds.

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Endurance / aerobic capacity (PPARGC1A) · Eye color (blue, green/hazel, brown) · Freckling / sun sensitivity · Hair thickness / shovel-shaped incisors · Male-pattern baldness tendency · Muscle fiber type (power vs endurance) · Red hair / fair skin (MC1R gene)

References: PGS Catalog

Educational and informational only, not medical advice.

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