autosomal

[ aw-tuh-soh-muhl ]

adjectiveGenetics.
  1. occurring on or transmitted by a chromosome other than one of the sex chromosomes:Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.

Origin of autosomal

1
First recorded in 1910–15; autosom(e) + -al1

Other words from autosomal

  • au·to·so·mal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby autosomal

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