06-08-03 07:08, Exu Yangi wrote:
> ... you are far more likely
> to get a set of genes to make you 2+ meters tall if you are watusi than if
> you are chinese.
As John has already noted, height depends to a _very_ large extent on
one's diet, living conditions, health, etc.:
"Chinese youths' average height rises 6cm as compared to that of 20
years ago, far exceeding the world average level. It is almost the same
with that from 1960s to '70s when Japan was experiencing a high economic
development. It is a conclusion of a survey conducted by the panel on
health of Chinese students, after analyzing several items like height,
weight and chest measurement of students aged from 7 to 17 scattered in
16 provinces from 1979 to 2000.
The survey shows urban male and female students have put on a respective
height of 6.2cm and 4.8cm over that in the last 20 years, suburban male
and female students, an average of 7.5cm and 6.1cm.
According to the world average level youths put on height of 1cm and
weight of 0.5kg every 10 years. Chinese youths have so to speak exceeded
the standard level."
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200206/19/eng20020619_98155.shtml
Piotr