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![[-- autosome --]](Images/Terms/autosome.gif)
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| defined: |
Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome. Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Robert Nussbaum, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines autosome. |
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related terms: |
chromosome, sex chromosome | |
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