autosome
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au·to·some
(ô′tə-sōm′)n.
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)n
(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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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