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Definition of Autosomes
1. autosome [n] - See also: autosome
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autosomes
Literary usage of Autosomes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"In side views of this stage, all the autosomes are dumbbell- shaped, ...
During division, the sex-chromosome precedes the dividing autosomes and, undivided, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"The ratio of 2X : 2 sets auto- somes, or SX : 3 sets autosomes (or \X : 1 set
autosome ?) produces a female, while IX : 2 sets autosomes produces a male. ..."
3. Heredity and Environment in the Development of Men by Edwin Grant Conklin (1922)
"As opposed to the sex chromosomes, all others are known collectively as "autosomes."
A normal female has two X chromosomes and two of each of the autosomes; ..."
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