Associations to the word «Autosome»

Wiktionary

AUTOSOME, noun. (genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

Dictionary definition

AUTOSOME, noun. Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley