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autosomal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to autosomes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autosomic

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to an autosome

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • autosomal gene

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From autosome + -al.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: autosomaal — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Finnish: autosomaalinen — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Greek: αυτοσωμικός (aftosomikós) — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Greek: αυτοσωματικός (aftosomatikós) — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Italian: autosomico — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Polish: autosomalny — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Portuguese: autossómico — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Portuguese: autossômico — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Spanish: autosómico — of or pertaining to autosomes
  • Turkish: otozomal — of or pertaining to autosomes