Autosome — definition (Food Biotechnology)

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A chromosome that is not involved in sex determination.

Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn — An Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary

Any of the chromosomes except the sex chromosomes.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture

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Human Genome

Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome. Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes. See also chromosome

National Human Genome Research Institute — Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

A chromosome not involved in sex determination. The diploid human genome consists of a total of 46 chromosomes: 22 pairs of autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (the X and Y chromosomes). See also: sex chromosome

Human Genome Project — Human Genome Project

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Stem Cell

Any chromosome other than a sex chromosome, that is, any chromosome other than an X or a Y.

The President's Council on Bioethics — The President's Council on Bioethics Glossary