After the third dose -- given at age 6 months -- your child will be 80% to 85% immune to whooping cough for 3 to 5 years. Everyone -- including adults -- from age 11 up should receive a booster vaccine, called Tdap. It's a combined tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis booster vaccine.
How many chromosomes are in the nucleus of an onion root cell? There are 8 chromosomes in the nucleus of an onion root cell. The cells are undergoing mitosis, during which the amount of DNA is doubled even as the number of chromosomes â¦ remains constant. How many chromosomes do onions have?
Females typically have two X chromosomes (XX). Males typically have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (XY). Males with this genetic condition have an extra copy of the Y chromosome in each of their cells (XYY). Most people have 46 chromosomes in each cell. Males with XYY syndrome have 47 because of the extra copy of the Y chromosome. However, sometimes this mutation is only present in some cells. According to the National Institutes of Health, XYY syndrome occurs in 1 out of every 1,000 boys (Genetics Home Reference).