Term: autosome and autosomal (adj)
Origin: Anc Greek αυτo/auto(=self, one's own ) + σώμα/soma(=body)
> auto in word automate has also the same root
Coined: in 1906 by zoologist Thomas Harrison Montgomery (1873-1912)
Definition:
An autosome is a non–sex-determining chromosome found in both sexes eg in humans, there are 22 pairs of autosomes
Autosomal: Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
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