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A new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found a partial explanation. It ...

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A recent study examining genetic information from almost one million individuals has helped explain why men tend to be taller ...

"These results are consistent with the hypothesis that elevated SHOX expression on the Y chromosome relative to the Xi ...

On average, men usually have five inches more in height than women. But why? Scientists have now found an answer to this ...

A new study provides new insight into height differences between adult men and women, demonstrating that Y chromosome genes contribute more to height than their X chromosome counterparts.

Height is one of the most evident sex-based differences observed in humans, as men are on an average 13 cm (5 inches) taller ...

A recent study, analyzing genetic data from nearly a million individuals, sheds light on why men are typically taller than ...

Men are taller on average than women. Researchers have finally figured out what’s behind those few extra centimetres.