autosomaladj.
/ˌɔːtəˈsəʊml/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈsoʊm(ə)l/, /ˌɑdəˈsoʊm(ə)l/ Genetics.
Designating an autosome; of, relating to, or characteristic of an autosome or autosomes; located on an autosome; determined by a gene located on an autosome.
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supernumerary1907
autosomal1911
lampbrush1911
trisomic1921
hexasomic1922
tetrasomic1922
monosomic1926
polytene1935
polytenic1952
polysomal1962
polytenized1974
1911 Jrnl. Morphol. 22 738 Here the autosomal loops are in one-half the normal number.
1917 Amer. Naturalist 51 534 Autosomal inheritance, where transmission is equally to both sexes, or to all individuals of hermaphroditic species.
1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection iii. 51 The autosomal and the sex-linked mutations.
1967 New Scientist 19 Oct. 178/1 Normally, the autosomal chromosomes occur in pairs.
1993 Ann. Human Genetics 57 47 The haplotype included the ‘autosomal’ fragments e and f because..it could not be specifically determined if they were autosomal or Y-specific.
2004 J. Playfair Living with Germs (2007) viii. 190 Autosomal mutations (that is, not on the X or Y chromosome) will affect both sexes.
Derivatives
autoˈsomally adv.
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1938 Amer. Naturalist 72 573 It was desirable for a number of purposes that autosomally inherited color factors be incorporated into stock containing the standard Y-linked ones.
1967 Science 28 July 443/3 This mutant is autosomally recessive, having good penetrance and viability.
2006 P. W. Kaplan Neurol. Dis. in Women (ed. 2) 102/2 A variety of anatomic, hormonal, and behavioral differences between the sexes can alter the expression of autosomally encoded and non-genetic disorders.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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