pseudoautosomal

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adjective

Describing genes in the X- and Y- chromosomes that behave like autosomes during meiosis

OriginEnglish autosomal ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudoautosomal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing genes in the X- and Y- chromosomes that behave like autosomes during meiosis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishautosomal
  6. Englishpseudoautosomal

From pseudo- + autosomal.

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APA

pseudoautosomal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoautosomal

MLA

“pseudoautosomal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoautosomal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoautosomal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoautosomal.

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