autosome

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

somatic chromosome chromosome sex chromosome bivalent autosomal acrocentric chromosome euchromosome autosomic non-gonosomal chromosome germline chromosome non-reproductive chromosome non-sex chromosome non-sexual chromosome somatic autosomal chromosome somatic non-gonadal chromosome

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Antonyms

sex chromosome

Hypernyms

chromosome

Phrases with the word

autosome pair

Examples

The autosome pairs are labeled with numbers (1-22 in humans) roughly in order of their sizes in base pairs, while allosomes are labelled with their letters. Source: Internet

Having three copies of an autosome (known as a trisomy) is far more compatible with life, however. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

autosomal recessive disease autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy autosomally autosome pair autosomic autosoteric