Home Newsroom Genome Advance of the Month The Y chromosome: beyond gender determination. Genome Advance of the Month. The human genome is organized into 23 pairs of chromosomes (22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes), with each parent contributing one chromosome per pair.
additur - Legal Definition. n. Latin. It is added to. A trial courtâs order to increase the damages awarded by a jury. It is done to prevent the plaintiff from appealing on the grounds that inadequate damages were awarded, but the court cannot issue the order without the defendantâs consent.
Damages are usually awarded to the plaintiff in a lump sum, or a single total number covering the plaintiffâs entire injury. Once the judge or jury has announced the damages total, the parties to the case may file a motion for additur or remittitur. Which one a party files depends on whether that party believes the amount is too low or too high.