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Length of the Y Chromosome in a General Male Population
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
Summary
Measurement of the Y chromosome has been made in 508 males examined for military service. There was a normal Gaussian distribution of the length of the Y chromosome.
The frequency of mentally retarded males was significantly higher than expected among those with a comparatively large Y (Y/F ≧ 1.00). It is concluded that there may be an association between the length of the Y chromosome and certain types of mental retardation.
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- Research Article
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- Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1973 , pp. 45 - 49
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- Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1973
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