Autosome

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Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.[1] In humans there are 44 autosomal chromosomes. Sex chromosomes determine the early stages of female and male development, whereas autosomal chromosomes contain many genes regarding development later on within the genome. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Hartl DL and Jones EW (2009) Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes, Seventh Edition, USA, Jones and Bartlett Publishers
  2. ↑ Daniel L.Hartl and Maryellen Ruvolo. (2011) Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes, 8th edition, United States of America: Jones and Bartlett, Page 134


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