Chromosome, sex determination & chromosomal disorders
Chromosomes and sex determination Why do plants and animals living around us are not alike? What makes them to bear such diversity in their features? Why does the seed of maize germinate into maize plant but not into millet plant? Why does a dog give birth to puppy but not the piglet? How do characters of parents gets transmitted to offspring from generation to generation? Body of all living organism is made of large number of cells. Each cells consists of nucleus. Thread like substances are present in nucleoplasm of nucleus. These thread like substances are called chromosomes. These chromosomes are responsible for the passing of characters from parents to offspring. Each chromosomes contains large number of genes. Because of the genes present in chromosomes characters of the parents get transmitted into offspring. These genes are made up pf DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid). In this article we are going to study about chromosomes and process of sex determination. Chromosomes C...