For those of you who love a tall tale, the list of genetic variations that determine human height has just experienced a growth spurt.

对那些喜欢以高个子为主角的奇谈故事的人来说，决定人类身高的基因变异种类突然井喷般增加了很多。

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Girls have a growth spurt that slows down with the onset of their first period (for boys, weight and height come in the final stages of puberty).

女孩在首次例假会经历发育激增，之后才会放缓(对男孩来说，体重与身高处于青春期发育最后阶段)。

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On the other hand, teens who are "late bloomers" can have minimal height changes until they have a larger growth spurt around the time of their relatively late puberty.

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