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. |