Tacko Fall is a college basketball player from Dakar, Senegal. His picture with the CBS reporter, Tracy Wolfson, became an overnight sensation during March Madness in 2019 as it clearly highlighted how tall Tacko Fall actually is.  He stands 2.29 m (or 7 ft 6 in). Tracy Wolfson is 1.57 m (or 5 ft 2 in).  Obviously, genetics is at play here: Tacko Fall's immediate family and relatives are all very tall. However, no one is anywhere as tall as him.  There are only two other active NBA basketball players who measure over 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in).    1. identify one hormone that may have contributed to Tacko Fall's towering stature. Then describe why this hormone may have had such a different effect in him as opposed to an average sized person like Tracy Wolfson. 2. In addition to unusual height, identify at least one additional health-related issue resulting from this hormone imbalance that Tacko Fall should be concerned about?

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Tacko Fall is a college basketball player from Dakar, Senegal. His picture with the CBS reporter, Tracy Wolfson, became an overnight sensation during March Madness in 2019 as it clearly highlighted how tall Tacko Fall actually is. 

He stands 2.29 m (or 7 ft 6 in). Tracy Wolfson is 1.57 m (or 5 ft 2 in). 

Obviously, genetics is at play here: Tacko Fall's immediate family and relatives are all very tall. However, no one is anywhere as tall as him.  There are only two other active NBA basketball players who measure over 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in). 

 

1. identify one hormone that may have contributed to Tacko Fall's towering stature. Then describe why this hormone may have had such a different effect in him as opposed to an average sized person like Tracy Wolfson.

2. In addition to unusual height, identify at least one additional health-related issue resulting from this hormone imbalance that Tacko Fall should be concerned about?

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