autosomal
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of autosomal
First recorded in 1910–15; autosom(e) ( def. ) + -al 1 ( def. )
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Cockayne syndrome is a severe autosomal recessive disorder caused by defective DNA repair mechanisms.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
The genome consists of 2.9 billion base pairs, which form 23 autosomal chromosomes, and X and Y sex chromosomes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System identified Charvet’s remains using mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA analysis.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Predict the effect of invasion on the differential inheritance of genes in X- and autosomal chromosomes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The pattern is shown in Figure 28.27, using a diagram that tracks the likely incidence of an autosomal recessive disorder on the basis of parental genotypes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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