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autosome

[ aw-tuh-sohm ]
/ ˈɔ təˌsoʊm /
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noun Genetics.
any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
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Also called euchromosome.

Origin of autosome

First recorded in 1905–10; auto-1 + -some3

OTHER WORDS FROM autosome

au·to·so·mal [aw-tuh-soh-muhl] /ˌɔ təˈsoʊ məl/ adjective

Words nearby autosome

autosave, autoschediasm, autosensitization, autosexing, autosomal, autosome, autospore, autostability, autostrada, autosuggestion, autotelic
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British Dictionary definitions for autosome

autosome
/ (ˈɔːtəˌsəʊm) /
noun
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

Derived forms of autosome

autosomal, adjective
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