NCJ Number
7896
Journal
Science Volume: 179 Issue: 4069 Dated: (JANUARY 12, 1973) Pages: 139-150
Date Published
1973
Length
12 pages
Annotation
A REVIEW OF MAJOR QUESTIONS AND THEORIES CONCERNING THE PRESENCE OF THE XYY CHROMOSOME PATTERN IN THE HUMAN MALE.
Abstract
THE QUESTION OF WHETHER AN XYY GENOTYPE MALE IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO BE FOUND IN SETTINGS FOR ANTISOCIAL DEVIANT INDIVIDUALS, THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE XYY GENOTYPE AND THE TENDENCY TO PLACE THESE PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS, AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE RISK FOR AN XYY INDIVIDUAL, SPECIFICALLY A NEW BORN, OF EVENTUALLY MANIFESTING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR COMPARED TO THAT FOR AN XY INDIVIDUAL BORN TO SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE EXAMINED. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS STUDIES DONE IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES AND PRESENTS THE INFORMATION IN STATISTICAL TABLES. OTHER ABNORMAL GENOTYPES SUCH AS XXY ARE ALSO BRIEFLY CONSIDERED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)