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autosome

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɔːtəsəʊm

Definitions

Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

Equivalents

Españolautosoma
Françaisautosome
Portuguêsautossoma
7 more languages
Italianoautosoma
日本語常染色体
Nederlandsautosoom
Polskiautosom
Românăautozom
Türkçeotozom

Examples

“Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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