autosome

英 ['ɔːtəʃəʊm] 美['ɔtə,som]
  • n. [遗] 正染色体,[遗] 常染色体

英英释义


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

英文词源


autosome (n.)
coined 1906 by U.S. cytologist T.H. Montgomery (1873-1912), from auto- + -some (3)). Related: Autosomal.