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Longer Y chromosome in criminals
Author(s) -
Soudek D.,
Laraya Parvaneh
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1974.tb00656.x
Subject(s) - y chromosome , chromosome , genetics , biology , psychiatry , medicine , gene
In 84 male criminals without obvious psychiatric problems, the Y chromosomes were measured and compared with Y chromosomes of 38 staff men of a psychiatric hospital. There were significantly ( P < 0.025) more long Y chromosomes in prisoners than in controls. Both the fluorescent and non‐fluorescent segment of Y were involved in the increase. No case of XYY or Y chromosome with atypical structure was found.