Autosome

//ˈɔtəˌsoʊm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

    "Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes."

  2. 2
    any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa wordnet

Synonyms

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chromosomeeuchromosomesomatic chromosome

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"Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes."

Etymology

From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

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sex chromosome

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