Autosomal chromosomes

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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]. 

References

  1. ↑ Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter, (2008), Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science

  

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