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autosome

/ˈɔː.tə.səʊm/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa qualquer cromossomo que não é um cromossomo sexual; nos seres humanos, existem 22 pares de autossomos nas células somáticas.

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noun

/ˈɔː.tə.səʊm/C1formalscientific
  • ptSubstantivo que designa qualquer cromossomo que não é um cromossomo sexual; nos seres humanos, existem 22 pares de autossomos nas células somáticas.

A noun referring to any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; these appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa.

  1. Non-sex chromosomeC1formalscientific

    Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; autosomes appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa.

    ptCromossomo autossômico

    • Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.
    • An autosome carries genes that determine most of an organism's traits.
    • Mutations in autosomes can lead to genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis.
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  • autosome's possessive singular form