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autosome

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəʃəʊm/

Definition of autosome

noun

Biology
  • any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.

Derivatives

autosomal

adjective

autosome in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of autosome in the US English dictionary

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