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Question:I googled it.. but no luck on the images.. any help..preferably in links?..Thank you!
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I googled it.. but no luck on the images.. any help..preferably in links?..Thank you!
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Jacob's syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder that affects males. It is caused by the presence of an extra Y chromosome. Males normally have one X and one Y chromosome. However, individuals with Jacob's syndrome have one X and two Y chromosome.

Males with Jacob's syndrome, also called XYY males.

http://www.mamashealth.com/syndrome/jaco...
http://www.juliantrubin.com/encyclopedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:XYY_sy...

This is the genealogy forum, not genetics. They are not the same thing, and are not related.

Genealogy is a HISTORICAL body of research of one's deceased ancestors, and is about birth/marriage/death dates and places, what countries our ancestors came from, how our ancestors affected and impacted history, etc; and uses HISTORICAL documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, tax records, land records, court records, church records, wills and probate records, etc., to back up and document our research, and anyone can do it if they work at it.

Genetics is a SCIENCE that requires years of college and specialized training to do, and is concerned with genes, microbiology, etc., and uses SCIENTIFIC methods and experiments to prove or disprove theory or to show cause and effect. Research is done in a lab, not in the records basement of court houses and churches.

Genealogists are not geneticists.

Are you looking for "mad cow disease", aka
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
A funny disease in that it isn't caused by a true virus but an infective protein called a prion which has a simpler structure.
If this what you are after, try googling the full name as above, I'm sure you'll find something, but if not e-mail me on YA - just click on my avatar.