47 XYY men (The)

Reference

103

Duration

00:41:00

Production year

1979

Versions

Original material

HD
16/9
Color
Sound

Director(s)

Alain BEDOS

Summary

A genetic, medico-legal and psychosocial approach to the genetic anomaly of men with a 47th chromosome (XYY trisomy), casting doubt on the media's assimilation of this anomaly to anti-social and criminal tendencies.

Scientific topics

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