To protect vulnerable 16 and 17 year olds, the offences of 'abuse of a position of trust' prohibits sexual contact between adults and children under 18 in schools, colleges and residential care.
Chromosome abnormalities usually happen as a result of an error in cell division. Meiosis is the name used to describe the cell division that the egg and sperm undergo when they are developing. Normally, meiosis causes a halving of chromosome material, so that each parent gives 23 chromosomes to a pregnancy.
Cell division is a continuous process that must occur for an organism to function, whether for growth, repair or reproduction. During cell division stages, it is the chromosome that is responsible for the replication and distribution of DNA amongst new cells.Strangely enough, the functions of chromosomes in plant cells are the same as the function of chromosomes in animal cells.ell division is a continuous process that must occur for an organism to function, whether for growth, repair or reproduction. During cell division stages, it is the chromosome that is responsible for the replication and distribution of DNA amongst new cells.