Pronunciation Challenge Is Height All In Our Genes?

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In 2007, scientists compared height and DNA between more than 11,000 pairs of siblings and found that, across humans, 86% of height's variation can be explained by genetics. As traits go, this is very high; for comparison, genetics only explains about 26% of left-handedness.

Key Vocabulary

1. compare

compare

[kəmˈpeə(r)] (v.)

contrast

[kənˋtræst] (v.)

2. pair

pair

[peə(r)] (n.)

pair

[peə(r)] (v.)

3. sibling

sibling

[ˈsɪblɪŋ] (n.)

4. variation

variation

[ˌveərɪˈeɪʃn] (n.)

various

[ˈveərɪəs] (adj.)

5. genetics

genetics

[dʒɪˈnetɪks] (n.)

6. trait

trait

[treɪt] (n.)