Determination of Sex From Hair Singh Harpreet Dr.1, Gorea R.K. Dr.2, Aggarwal O.P. Dr.3, Jasuja O.P. Dr.4 1Resident, Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala 2Professor and Head, Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala 3Professor, Forensic Medicine, M.M.Medical College, Mullana, Ambala 4Professor, Forensic Science, Punjabi University, Patiala Abstract For determination of Sex of a person, root sheath of hair can be used as it is easy to obtain and is non-invasive. Barr bodies identify female sex and male sex is identified by the presence of fluorescent Y bodies. In this study 50 cases (25 male and 25 females) were studied. Present study indicates that reliable sex identification is possible up to eight months when the samples are kept in a dried condition. Top Keywords Sex Determination, Barr bodies, Y- bodies. Top |