BBC.co.uk: How older siblings stunt growth

Hmmmm, you think there's any truth to it? Sounded kind of fishy...

 

dang it...im smaller than my bro...but i didnt expect to be taller than him anways

 

Why not?

 

I disagree. My friend's little brother (3 years younger) Is already taller than most of us..... lol

 

my bro is like almost 6ft and i'm only 5 feet 8.
i have a friend that is about my height but his younger brother is taller than us. and his younger sister is getting pretty tall too

 

I wish I can be taller, period. >.<

 

i think this is a 50/50 kinda of thing some people can stimulate their growth with proper nutrition or live a certain life style, i have friends with smaller siblings who are mostly shorter than them but some have siblings that are like a foot taller than them...

 

Not true here, my little sis is taller than I am. <_<

 

Hmmm.... somehow i dont quite agree on this finding. Genetics play a role in here not only the reasons they mentioned.

 

i always thought it was the other way around...like the youngest will be taller?? -huh

 

same here....
in fact....im taller than my sis....and all my younger cousins are taller than there sis/bro 2 =/

 

all i want to be is just an inch or two taller than my height now but i know i'll probably never surpass my older brother's height. it's just outta reach and i'm gonna stop growing pretty soon.

 

how much CM are u?
ur a girl right?
dont worry about it ....its ok to be short if ur an asian girl hehe

 

Well, supposingly the younger sibling should have inherited inferior gene (due to accumulation of random mutation) right?

And also, for many exceptions, it may have something to do with the environment factor i.e.: migration, relocation etc. Someone bred and grew in Hong Kong vs. a younger sibling who is bred and grew in foreign countries (America, Europe, Australia etc.) may have a different lifestyle...

 

It's good to know that my sister will have a smaller chance of being taller than me.

 

Get her on diet before her puberty and she'll NEVER be taller than you... -devil

 

I think that's bullshit. My brother is taller than me.

Haha wicked.

 

Of course I am wicked.

But really, I think it's not quite fair to comparing girls vs. guys since the average height of female is definitely shorter than that of male...

 

I dont think younger ones are more prone to inherit inferior genes.

 

Why not? Since the fetus is compose of the chromosomal sum of its father and mother, if their gene are damaged by accumulative random mutation, wouldn't the baby be more likely to inherit those random mutations (and in turn possibly more prone to diseases?)