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Prison survey for the XYY karyotype in tall inmates

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Cytogenetic analysis of tall Alabama prisoners showed two of 100 Caucasian and none of 108 Negroes to have the XYY karyotype. Convictions were numerous for each XYY prisoner, with robbery, burglary, and automobile theft being the most common offenses. Psychological evaluation indicated IQs of 105 and 108.

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  1. Clarence E. McDanal Jr. (Senior Medical Student Psychiatry Resident)

    Present address: , San Diego, California, USA

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  1. University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Wayne H. Finley (Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics), Sara C. Finley (Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics) & Clarence J. Rosecrans (Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. University of Alabama School of Medicine, Growth and Development Student (HD0102), Alabama, USA

    Clarence E. McDanal Jr. (Senior Medical Student Psychiatry Resident)

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Supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service grants MH16828-01, HD0102, FR 5349, and FR 0530. Results from an independent study of the Negro inmates of one of these prisons were published inJ. Hered.61 (1): January–February (1970).

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Finley, W.H., McDanal, C.E., Finley, S.C. et al. Prison survey for the XYY karyotype in tall inmates. Behav Genet 3, 97–100 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067694

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