autosome

American  

[aw-tuh-sohm] / ˈɔ təˌsoʊm /

noun

Genetics.

1. any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.

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autosome British  

/ ˈɔːtəˌsəʊm /

noun

1. any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

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Other Word Forms

• autosomal adjective

Etymology

Origin of autosome

First recorded in 1905–10; auto- ¹ + -some ³

Example Sentences

"In this study, we successfully assembled the first complete cattle X chromosome and four autosomes. However, assembling the remaining chromosomes to the same level of completeness remains an aim for future work," Dr. Low said.

From Science Daily

The team zeroed in on differences in the ratio of DNA inherited on their X chromosomes compared with the 22 chromosomes that do not determine sex, the so-called autosomes.

From Science Magazine

A more serious problem arises because the mathematical transformation affects the quantitative comparison between different enrichment profiles by ratio calculations—e.g., when comparing males and females or X chromosomes and autosomes.

From Science Magazine

The lower plot reports the ratio between X and autosomes.

From Science Magazine

Divergence was more uniformly distributed along the Z chromosome and did not show the distinct islands of divergence characterizing most autosomes; the Z chromosome contained approximately 35% of all fixed sites in the genome.

From Nature