"autosome" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːtəsəʊm/ [UK], /ˈɔɾəˌsoʊm/ [US], /ˈɑtəzoʊm/ [Canada] Forms: autosomes [plural]
Etymology: From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|auto|some}} auto- + -some, {{uder|en|grc|σῶμα||body}} Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} autosome (plural autosomes)
  1. (genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes. Wikipedia link: autosome Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: autosomal Translations (any chromosome other than sex chromosomes): 常染色體 (Chinese Mandarin), 常染色体 (cháng rǎnsètǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), autosoom [neuter] (Dutch), autosomi (Finnish), autosome [masculine] (French), autosoma [masculine] (Italian), 常染色体 (jōsenshokutai) (Japanese), autosom [masculine] (Polish), autozom [masculine] (Romanian), autosoma [masculine] (Spanish), autosom [common-gender] (Swedish), otozom (Turkish)

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