autosome
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autosomes, plural;
/ˈôtəˌsōm/,
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autosomes, plural;
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Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
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- any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
- (autosomal) of or relating to an autosome; "autosomal gene"
- (autosomes) Chromosomes that are not involved in sex determination.
- (Autosomes) Chromosome pairs which are alike in both sexes.
- (Autosomal) The gene for the disorder is not on a sex chromosone (X or Y), indicating that the abnormal gene can affect males or females equally.
- a non-sex chromosome. Autosomes occur in pairs in the cell nucleus. Human somatic cells usually contain 22 pairs.
- chromosome which is not associated to the sex of the individual; it is consequently present in the form of pair ( diploïde ) to both sexes.
- Any chromosome that is the same in males and females of the species.