autosome
UK/ˈɔːtəsəʊm/US/ˈɔtəˌsoʊm/
autosome noun: any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
Noun
autosome (plural autosomes)
- Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
- Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes.1906 January 5, Thos. H. Montgomery, “The terminology of aberrant chromosomes and their behavivor in certain Hemiptera”, in Science, volume 23, number 575, page 36
- It is apparently formed by the arms of the loops becoming twisted around each other, and, as in the Acrididae, each of these arms no doubt represents a univalent autosome.1908, Herbert Spencer Davis, Spermatogenesis in Acrididae and Locustidae
autosome meaning in Tamil and Bengali
autosome in Tamil
- தன் நிறப்புரி, தன்நிறப்புரி, தன்மூர்த்தம், தன் நிறமூர்த்தம், தன்மெய்யம், உடற்பண்பு நிறவுரு
autosome in Bengali
- অটোজোম
Forms of autosome
| plural | autosomes |
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Origin of autosome
From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
Words formed from autosome
Questions about autosome
- What does autosome mean?
- Autosome means any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
- What is autosome in Tamil?
- Autosome in Tamil is தன் நிறப்புரி, தன்நிறப்புரி, தன்மூர்த்தம். See Autosome meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is autosome?
- Autosome is a noun.
- How do you pronounce autosome?
- Autosome is pronounced /ˈɔːtəsəʊm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of autosome?
- The plural of autosome is autosomes.
Words near autosome in the dictionary
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