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Autosome
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any chromosome that is not involved in determining sex, present in pairs in both males and females, and carrying most of an individual's genetic information
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
autosomes
Examples
Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.
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