autosome

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′tə sōm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
au•to•some  (ô′tə sōm′),USA pronunciation n. [Genetics.]
  1. Geneticsany chromosome other than a sex chromosome. Also called euchromosome. 
  • auto-1 + -some3 1905–10
au′to•so′mal, adj. 
au′to•so′mal•ly, adv. 

'autosome' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
euchromosome

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