autosome

/ˈɔtəˌsoʊm/

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Frequency: 1.22 in modern English

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noun

"Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes."
"It is apparently formed by the arms of the loops becoming twisted around each other, and, as in the Acrididae, each of these arms no doubt represents a univalent autosome."

From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

autosomes (plural)

autosomal

X chromosome Y chromosome circular chromosome genophore

somatic chromosome

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How do you pronounce autosome?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔtəˌsoʊm/.

What does autosome mean?

Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

Where does autosome come from?

From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

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