autosomal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to autosomes.

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Meanings

adjectiveautosomal (comparative more autosomal, superlative most autosomal)

comparative more autosomal · superlative most autosomal

  1. Of or pertaining to autosomes.

    Synonyms: autosomic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to autosomes.

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Origin

  1. Englishautosome
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishautosomal

From autosome + -al.

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Translations

Dutch autosomaal
  • autosomaalof or pertaining to autosomes
Finnish autosomaalinen
  • autosomaalinenof or pertaining to autosomes
Greek αυτοσωμικός, αυτοσωματικός
  • αυτοσωμικός (aftosomikós)of or pertaining to autosomes
  • αυτοσωματικός (aftosomatikós)of or pertaining to autosomes
Italian autosomico
  • autosomicoof or pertaining to autosomes
Polish autosomalny
  • autosomalnyof or pertaining to autosomes
Portuguese autossómico, autossômico
  • autossómicoof or pertaining to autosomes
  • autossômicoof or pertaining to autosomes
Spanish autosómico
  • autosómicoof or pertaining to autosomes
Turkish otozomal
  • otozomalof or pertaining to autosomes
Cite this entry
APA

autosomal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosomal

MLA

“autosomal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosomal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autosomal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosomal.

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