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.
adduction. 1. Movement of a limb toward the bodyâs midline, or of a digit toward a limbâs axis. Adductor muscles are muscles that contract to move part of the body inward. 2. A movement inward toward the center of the body or of a limb.dÂ·duct. tr.v. adÂ·ductÂ·ed, adÂ·ductÂ·ing, adÂ·ducts Physiology. To draw inward toward the median axis of the body or toward an adjacent part or limb. n. Chemistry. A chemical compound that forms from the addition of two or more substances. [Back-formation from adductor .]. adÂ·ducâ²tion n. adÂ·ducâ²tive adj.