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.
Vacatur Law and Legal Definition. Vacatur is a Latin term which means âto set aside a judgment.â For example, a successful appeal has the effect of rendering the judgment appealed vacatur; vacated; set aside. An application can also be made to the court explicitly requesting the relief of vacatur; seeking thus to set aside a court order.