autosome

== English == === Etymology === From auto- +‎ -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəsəʊm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔtəˌsoʊm/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑtəzoʊm/ === Noun === autosome (plural autosomes) (genetics) Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes. Hypernyms: chromosome < structure Coordinate terms: X chromosome, Y chromosome (relevant to eukaryotes); circular chromosome, genophore (relevant to prokaryotes) ==== Derived terms ==== autosomal ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.to.zom/, /ɔ.to.zom/ === Noun === autosome m (plural autosomes) (genetics) autosome ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: autozom === Further reading === “autosome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012