təˌsoʊm noun Genetics.
any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
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| —n | |
| any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome | |
| auto'somal | |
| —adj | |
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Autosome
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Word Origin & History
autosome
coined 1906 by U.S. cytologist T.H. Montgomery (1873-1912), from auto- + Gk. soma "body." Related: Autosomal (1930).
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autosome au·to·some (ô'tə-sōm')
n.
A chromosome other than a sex chromosome, normally occurring in pairs in somatic cells and singly in gametes.
au'to·so'mal (-sō'məl) adj.
au'to·so'mal·ly adv.
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