au·to·some

(ô′tə-sōm′)

A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.

au′to·so′mal (-sō′məl) adj.

au′to·so′mal·ly adv.

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autosome

(ˈɔːtəˌsəʊm)

(Genetics) any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

ˌautoˈsomal adj

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au•to•some

(ˈɔ təˌsoʊm)

n.

any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.

[1905–10]

au`to•so′mal, adj.

au`to•so′mal•ly, adv.

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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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