autosome
noun
au·to·some
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Definition of autosome
: a chromosome other than a sex chromosome
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Law enforcement also tested 20 or so genetic markers from autosomes—nonsex chromosomes, which are inherited from both parents. — Allysia Finley, WSJ, "The Making of a DNA Detective," 15 Feb. 2019 The rest, the autosomes, comes from all of one’s ancestors. — Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, "A New History of the First Peoples in the Americas," 3 Oct. 2017 Furthermore, the team determined that Papuans have more Denisovan DNA on their autosomes, inherited equally often from both parents, than on their X chromosomes, inherited twice as often from the mother. — Sciencenow, WIRED, "Genome Brings Ancient Girl to Life," 31 Aug. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autosome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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