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An autosomal [[Chromosome|chromosome]] is any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. Autosomal chromosomes are symmetrically inherited from the parents. They carry genetic information and are present in the [[ | An autosomal [[Chromosome|chromosome]] is any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. Autosomal chromosomes are symmetrically inherited from the parents. They carry genetic information and are present in the [[Nucleus|nucleus]] of all cells, alongside the [[Sex chromosomes|sex chromosomes]] <ref>Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter, (2008), Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 10:13, 26 November 2012
An autosomal chromosome is any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. Autosomal chromosomes are symmetrically inherited from the parents. They carry genetic information and are present in the nucleus of all cells, alongside the sex chromosomes [1].
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- ↑ Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter, (2008), Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science