#  Study identifies hundreds of genetic ‘switches’ that affect height 

 





December 07, 2017

 

 

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The network of factors behind height is becoming clearer, thanks to the work of Harvard scientists. Led by Associate Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology [**Terence D. Capellini**](https://heb.fas.harvard.edu/people/terence-capellini), a team of researchers discovered hundreds of genetic “switches” that influence height, and then performed functional tests that demonstrated precisely how one switch altered the function of a key gene involved in height differences.

**Source:** The Harvard Gazette

**Author:** Peter Reuell

**Link:** [Full Text](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/12/harvard-study-identifies-genetic-switches-that-affect-height/)



 

 

 



 

 

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