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.
late 14c., to join or unite (something to something else), from Latin addere add to, join, attach, place upon, from ad- to (see ad-) + -dere comb. form meaning to put, place, from dare to give (see date (n.1)). Meaning to do sums, do addition also is from late 14c. Related: Added; adding.