autosome

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  • Noun:
    any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa

Word Origin

autosome (n.)
coined 1906 by U.S. cytologist T.H. Montgomery (1873-1912), from auto- + -some (3)). Related: Autosomal.

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