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Complex traits are now mostly predictable via genetics. Many scientists proposed such prediction would be impossible for many decades at the least. The predictive capabilities for complex traits are being advanced at incredible speed as few predicted.

http://www.genetics.org/content/210/2/477

predicted heights correlate ∼0.65 with actual height; actual heights of most individuals in validation samples are within a few centimeters of the prediction.

Interview with author: http://www.wkar.org/post/new-dna-tool-predicts-height-shows-promise-serious-illness-assessment#stream/0