TERMS:I Presume you
know what an
EGG and a SPERM is.Once the EGG is fertilized by the SPERM and if attached to the
uterine wall, it is known as a ZYGOTE until a few weeks then it is known as a baby, or
using the latin word it is called a fetus..which means the baby
while still alive is
now (under
American Supreme Court Decision in 1972-
which
NOT A LAW
liable to be
murdered via abortion. Fertilized Eggs not yet attached are known as EMBRYO's.
Even the embryo has
all the genetic code to make a human being. |
A CHROMO-SOME is ONE OF 23 PAIRS
of genetic units,
that contain 100 of million of genetic instructions of the DNA. There are 23 pairs with a
human - usually- with one-half of those 23 pairs comming from the father and the other
half from the mother. The 23rd pair is the pair that determines gender.
Males have an X and a
Y chromosome on their 23rd pair.
Female have two X's,
thus XX on their 23rd
pair.
The Y chromosome is
ALWAYS passed
thru the male to the
male child. Paternity of a male child of a man can be proven this way, beyond a
doubt. |