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The length of the Y-chromosomes in men examined by forensic psychiatrists

✍ Scribed by Hans Olof Åkesson; Jan Wahlström

Publisher
Springer
Year
1977
Tongue
English
Weight
258 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-6717

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✦ Synopsis

The relative length of the Y-chromosome was investigated by a method of photometric scanning in 106 consecutive cases of men referred for forensic psychiatric examination and in 49 healthy controls. Comparison of both the mean value and the variance of the relative length of the Y-chromosome produced negative evidence for any association between the size of the Y-chromosome and mental disorder associated with criminality.

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A total of 242 metaphase plates from the peripheral blood of Nubian males living near Aswan, Egypt were studied with respect to the length of the Y chromosome and its location in metaphase spreads. The length of the Y was similar to that found in American Negroes, and the Y chromosome was peripheral