autosomes

noun

Meaning

Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

somatic chromosome(English)acrocentric(English)autos(English)autogamous(English)automatics(English)sexes(English)autoecious(English)genders(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

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