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Autosome

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
somatic chromosome
plural
Autosomes
possessive
Autosome's
pluralpossessive
Autosomes'