Autosomes
- Pronunciation
- /aw-TOH-sohmz/
- Category
- Genetics
- Singular
- Autosome
- Plural
- Autosomes
Definition
Chromosomes that are not involved in sex determination. Each diploid cell has two copies of each autosome.
Etymology
From Greek 'autos', meaning 'self'.
Example
In humans, there are 22 pairs of autosomes.