Autosome

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Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome,[1]or allosome or is not involved in sex determination. In humans there are 22 pairs of 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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