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What is the diffrence between an autosome and a sex chromosomes?
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An auto-some is any of the 23 chromosomes which is not an X or Y chromosome. A sex chromosome is effectively the same as an auto-some, apart from depending upon whether you inherit a Y chromosome or not, a sex chromosome will determine your gender. Hence the name.
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What is the difference between autosome and chromosomes?
what is the difference between autosome and sex chromosomes
What is the definition of the phrase autosome?
An autosome is a type of chromosome that does not happen to be a sex chromosome (allosome). Humans will each have 42 autosome chromosomes and one pair of allosome chromosomes.
What is an autosomes?
An autosome is any of the chromosomes besides the sex chromosomes which determine gender.
Does autosome chromosomes control sex-linked traits?
No they don't, the autosomes are non sex linked chromosomes.
What is the difference between an autosome and a sex chromosome?
An autosome is any of the 23 chromosomes which is not an X or Y chromosome. A sex chromosome is effectively the same as an autosome, apart from depending upon whether you inherit a Y chromosome or not, a sex chromosome will determine your gender. Hence the name.
What and the difference between an autosome and a sex chromosome?
An autosome is any of the 23 chromosomes which is not an X or Y chromosome. A sex chromosome is effectively the same as an autosome, apart from depending upon whether you inherit a Y chromosome or not, a sex chromosome will determine your gender. Hence the name.
What is the difference between an autosome and a sexchromosome?
An autosome is any of the 23 chromosomes which is not an X or Y chromosome. A sex chromosome is effectively the same as an autosome, apart from depending upon whether you inherit a Y chromosome or not, a sex chromosome will determine your gender. Hence the name.
What are differene between autosome and allosome?
autosomes are chromosomes not involved in determining the sex of the organism allosomes might be the exact opposite
A human cell has how many pairs of autosomes and how many pairs of sex chromosomes?
There are 22 autosome pairs and one pair of sex chromosomes.
Is chromosome 11 a chromosome or autosome?
It is both. All chromosomes that are not sex-chromosomes (X or Y) are known as autosomes.
How does soma relate to the meanings of autosome and somatic cells?
The soma, from the Greek word meaning body, is the entire body - except the germ (sex) cells. This is related to the meanings of autosome and somatic because: Autosome refers to chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes. Somatic cells are all cells that are not sex cells (gametes/germ cells).
What does an autosome do in the human body?
An autosome is a non-sex chromosome. It is an ordinarily paired type of chromosome that is the same in both sexes of a species. For example, in humans, there are 22 pairs of autosomes. The X and Y chromosomes are not autosomal. Non-autosomal chromosomes are usually referred to as sex chromosomes, allosomes or heterosomes.
