HyperDic: autosome

English > 1 sense of the word autosome:
NOUNbodyautosome, somatic chromosomeany chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
English > autosome: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa.
Synonymsomatic chromosome
BroaderchromosomeA threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Spanishautosoma
Catalanautosoma
Adjectivesautosomalof or relating to an autosome

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