Definition of "autosomal" []

• Of or pertaining to autosomes. (adjective)

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• "In this case cancer susceptibility is inherited in autosomal dominant manner."
• "The diagnosis: A potentially fatal genetic disorder called autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease."
• "For most people, the genome consists of one pair of sex chromosomes (XX in women and XY in men) and twenty-two pairs of chromosomes called autosomal, plus mitochondrial DNA, which is something of a separate story."