Genes for intelligence on the X chromosome

Some 20 years ago Robert Lehrke, a psychologist from Minnesota working in a state hospital for the mentally retarded, suggested that genes that determine the major intellectual traits are carried on the X chromosome. At that time Lehrke was severely criticized on the grounds that his hypothesis was...

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Published in:Journal of medical genetics 1991-06, Vol.28 (6), p.429-429
Main Authors: Turner, G, Partington, M W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
genes
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Sex Characteristics
X Chromosome
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Summary:Some 20 years ago Robert Lehrke, a psychologist from Minnesota working in a state hospital for the mentally retarded, suggested that genes that determine the major intellectual traits are carried on the X chromosome. At that time Lehrke was severely criticized on the grounds that his hypothesis was inherently improbable, and that the evidence was meager and could be interpreted in other ways. Since then more medical evidence has accumulated to support two of the steps in Lehrke's argument.
ISSN:0022-2593
1468-6244
1468-6244
DOI:10.1136/jmg.28.6.429