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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. autosome (non-sex chromosome)See also 性染色体
Wikipedia definition
2. AutosomeAn autosome is a chromosome that is not an allosome. (An allosome is also called a sex chromosome). For example, in humans there are typically 22 pairs of autosomes and one allosome pair. Two X chromosomes or one X and one Y chromosome make up the 23rd chromosome pair which determines sex, female (XX) or male (XY). (Atypically XYY, XXY, XXX, XXXX, XXXXX or XXYY, among other allosome combinations, are known to occur. Most of these cause developmental abnormalities.
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