Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autosomal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-so-mal
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to autosomes.

Etymology

From autosome + -al.

Inflected Forms

more autosomal (comparative) most autosomal (superlative)

Derived Forms

autosomally interautosomal nonautosomal pseudoautosomal

Phrases

autosomal dominant autosomal gene autosomal recessive

Frequently Paired Words

X-linked Y-linked

Synonyms

autosomic

Questions

What does autosomal mean?
Of or pertaining to autosomes.
Where does autosomal come from?
From autosome + -al.

How to pronounce autosomal

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