Look up: Autosome

1. Autosome
   A chromosome that is not involved in sex determination.
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2. autosome
   [n] - any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
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3. Autosome
   One of a pair of similar chromosomes.
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4. autosome
   Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
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5. Autosome
   Autosome: A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. In other words, any one of the chromosomes save the sex chromosomes. People normally have 22 pairs of autosomes in every cell (together with two sex chromosomes -- an X and a Y in the male and two Xs in the female -- for a total of 46 chromosomes)...
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6. autosome
   a chromosome that does not determine sex Category: Medicine
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7. autosome
   <genetics> A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid human genome consists of 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs of autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (the X and Y chromosomes). ... (12 Mar 1998) ...
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8. autosome
   somatic chromosome noun any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
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9. autosome
   (aw´to-sōm) any of the chromosomes other than the pair concerned with determination of sex; in humans there are 22 pairs of autosomes. adj., autoso´mal, adj. .
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10. autosome
    (from the article `sex chromosome`) ...and other mammals are designated by scientists as X and Y. In humans the sex chromosomes comprise one pair of the total of 23 pairs of ... ...X chromosomes exhibit what is known as sex-linkage or crisscross inheritance. This is because of a crucial difference between the paired sex ... ...inheri...
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11. autosome
    autosome, autosomal A chromosome other than a sex chromosome (other than one that determines sex), normally occurring in pairs in somatic cells and singly in gametes in spermatozoa.
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12. autosome
    A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid human genome consists of 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs of autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (the X and Y chromosomes).
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13. Autosome
    A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid human genome consists of a total of 46 chromosomes: 22 pairs of autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (the X and Y chromosomes).
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14. Autosome
    Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. Autosomes normally occur in pairs in all cell nuclei except in the nuclei of the two sex cells, the sperm and the ovum, where they occur singly.
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15. autosome
    Type: Term Pronunciation: aw′tō-sōm Definitions: 1. Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome; autosomes normally occur in pairs in somatic cells and singly in gametes. Synonyms: euchromosome
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16. autosome
    Any chromosome in the cell other than a sex chromosome. Autosomes are of the same number and kind in both males and females of a given species
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17. Autosome
    A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid human genome consists of a total of 46 chromosomes: 22 pairs of autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (the X and Y chromosomes).
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18. Autosome
    An `autosome` is a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome, or url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=autosome&rid=iga.section.222-->--> For example, in humans, there are 22 pairs of autosomes. In addition to autosomes, there are sex chromosomes, to be specific: X and Y. So, hum...
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