Gigantism is not a hereditary disease, therefore, it is not passed down from parent to child. It is caused by a benign (non cancerous) tumor on the pituitary gland.
The official definition for the word gigantism is "unusual or abnormal largeness."
No, gigantism is not genetic. Gigantism is caused by a malfunction of the growth hormone so it has nothing to do with your parents or grandparents.
"Gigantism" is the common, non-technical, everyday name for "macrosomia."
It has never been revealed if Peter Croch suffers from gigantism.
The amount of hormone that is present in gigantism is HYPER because you can choose either ( HYPO or HYPER) . Because the gigantism is overproduction of growth hormones during childhood or adolescence.
Edumacation
yes
alot
He had gigantism.
Eurasia
Pituitary gigantism is very common among several animals. This is when the hormone regulation results in a larger than normal animal.