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Autosome Definition:
A chromosome of somatic cells as opposed to a sex chromosome of gametes.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Autosome Notes:
An autosome is a chromosome that is not an allosome (a sex chromosome). The individuals from an autosome pair in a diploid cell have a similar morphology, contrasting to those in allosome sets, which may have distict structures. The DNA in autosomes are called atDNA or auDNA.
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