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autosome
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au·to·some  (ôt-sm)
n.
A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.
auto·somal (-sml) adj.
auto·somal·ly adv.
autosome [ˈɔːtəˌsəʊm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
autosomal  adj
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Noun1.autosome - any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
somatic chromosome
chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes"


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The Andean specimens present C-heterochromatic blocks in most of their 22 chromosomes, whereas non-Andean specimens have only 4-7 autosomes with C-banding.
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Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes; 22 pairs called autosomes and one pair for the sex chromosomes -- two X chromosomes in females; one X and one Y chromosome in males.
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