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autosomal

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Autosomal
Relating to any chromosome besides the X and Y sex chromosomes. Human cells contain 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.

autosomal
[ô′təsō′məl]
Etymology: Gk, autos + soma, body
1 pertaining to or characteristic of an autosome.
2 pertaining to any condition transmitted by an autosome.


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BA686) additionally confirmed by karyotyping (2n = 32, autosomal fundamental number = 53).
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies can either be autosomal dominant (single gene defect on a chromosome from either parent or one copy of a mutant gene and one normal gene, known as type 1 LGMD) or autosomal recessive (a defect or mutation on the gene from the chromosome of each parent is needed, known as type 2 LGMD).
Modifier effect of ENOS in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
 
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