autosomal

[ aw-tuh-soh-muhl ]

/ ˌɔ təˈsoʊ məl /

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adjective Genetics.

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.

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Origin of autosomal

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

OTHER WORDS FROM autosomal

au·to·so·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby autosomal

autoroute, autosave, autoschediasm, autosensitization, autosexing, autosomal, autosome, autospore, autostability, autostrada, autosuggestion

How to use autosomal in a sentence

With LaPointe claiming to be related to Sitting Bull on his mother’s side, autosomal DNA allowed a way to analyze the sample that wasn’t so heavily reliant on gender.
Native American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified through DNA from 130-year-old hair|Timothy Bella|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
That’s how they eventually developed an analysis technique focusing on “autosomal DNA,” a non-sex-specific DNA that people inherit from a mother and a father.
Native American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified through DNA from 130-year-old hair|Timothy Bella|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
The research using autosomal DNA “provides genetic support for Ernie LaPointe being the great-grandson of Sitting Bull,” researchers concluded.
Native American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified through DNA from 130-year-old hair|Timothy Bella|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
“We managed to locate sufficient amounts of autosomal DNA in Sitting Bull’s hair sample, and compare it to the DNA sample from Ernie LaPointe and other Lakota Sioux — and were delighted to find that it matched,” Willerslev said.
Native American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified through DNA from 130-year-old hair|Timothy Bella|October 28, 2021|Washington Post

Several autosomal mutations had been found in which the facets of the compound eye are disarranged.
Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt Morgan
It is an autosomal character, a member of the second group of linked gens.
Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt Morgan