adjective
- of, relating to, or located on an autosome (a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome)
Usage: technical; genetics
Examples
- Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder.
- The mutation occurs on an autosomal chromosome, not on the X or Y chromosome.
- Autosomal dominant traits appear in every generation of an affected family.
- Scientists studied the autosomal inheritance pattern in the population.
- Huntington's disease is caused by an autosomal dominant gene.