Unit 2: AC2.1 - Jacobs XYY Study - Genetic theories BIO

Question 1

Who does the extra Y hypothesis affect?

Answer 1

Men

Question 2

How many are undiagnosed?

Answer 2

88%

Question 3

Two key words that explain these men

Answer 3

Hypermasculine and supermales

Question 4

Who did a study in a Scottish prison?

Answer 4

Jacobs

Question 5

What did Jacobs find?

Answer 5

That there were more XYY men in a Scottish prison than in the general population

Question 6

What are hypermasculine men prone to?

Answer 6

Violent henious crimes

Question 7

What is no different between an XY and and an XYY man?

Answer 7

Testosterone levels

Question 8

Someone with XYY may have…

Answer 8

Learning difficulties

Question 9

What are stereotypical features of someone with XYY?

Answer 9

Tall and aggressive

Question 10

Name a criminal who has used this as a defence

Answer 10

Richard Speck

Question 11

What did Richard Speck do?

Answer 11

Murdered 8 nurses in Chicago, said he had XYY but never did.

Question 12

What did Jacobs find?

Answer 12

That there were more XYY men in a Scottish prison than in the general population

Question 13

What did Jacobs find?

Answer 13

That there were more XYY men in a Scottish prison than in the general population