Autosome

//ˈɔtəˌsoʊm//

"Autosome" in a Sentence (2 examples)

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

It is apparently formed by the arms of the loops becoming twisted around each other, and, as in the Acrididae, each of these arms no doubt represents a univalent autosome.

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