Sex Chromatin Survey in Kashmir Population with Special Reference to Acidity

Abstract

A study of the sex chromatin in the buccal smears of 197 girls from Kashmir (India)-100 Kashmiri Pandits and 97 Kashmiri Muslims-is carried out to know the frequency of the sex chromatin in this rare small population, distributing in the cold climate area; 5, 000 feet high. The range of the sex chromatin was found to be 0.0% to 40.0% in Kashmiri pandits, and 10.0% to 37% in Kashmiri Muslims, with the average frequency of 20.88%±0.64%, and 19.31%±0.54%, respectively. Of six abnormal cases observed, five were doubted to be mosaics showing single and double sex chromatin masses; three were suffering from acidity. The sixth abnormal case was chromatin negative. The data of Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Muslims shows statistically non-significant difference (.80>p>.70).