Autosome
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noun.
A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.
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noun.
Any
chromosome
other than
sex chromosomes
.
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noun.
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
Word Usage
"I thought also that he should have defined such terms as autosome, metastasis, meiosis, and maybe even facultative as it is used in biology."
Form
autosomal
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
chromosome