Autosome is an English word with synonyms like chromosome. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Autosome meaning
Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
Synonyms of Autosome
Using Autosome
- The main meaning on this page is: Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
- Useful related words include: somatic chromosome, chromosome.
- In the example corpus, autosome often appears in combinations such as: an autosome.
Context around Autosome
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Autosome
- In this selection, "autosome" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dosage, known and pairs stand out and add context to how "autosome" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an x autosome dosage type and of an autosome known as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "autosome" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with autosome
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ainsworth describes sex determination in the genus as using "an X/autosome dosage type". (14 words)
Having three copies of an autosome (known as a trisomy) is far more compatible with life, however. (17 words)
The autosome pairs are labeled with numbers (1-22 in humans) roughly in order of their sizes in base pairs, while allosomes are labelled with their letters. (27 words)
The autosome pairs are labeled with numbers (1-22 in humans) roughly in order of their sizes in base pairs, while allosomes are labelled with their letters. (27 words)
Having three copies of an autosome (known as a trisomy) is far more compatible with life, however. (17 words)
Ainsworth describes sex determination in the genus as using "an X/autosome dosage type". (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
Ainsworth describes sex determination in the genus as using "an X/autosome dosage type".
Having three copies of an autosome (known as a trisomy) is far more compatible with life, however.
The autosome pairs are labeled with numbers (1-22 in humans) roughly in order of their sizes in base pairs, while allosomes are labelled with their letters.
Common combinations with autosome
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an autosome 2×