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autosomal

au·to·some
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-tuh-sohm]
    • /ˈɔ təˌsoʊm/
    • /ˌɔːtəʊsˈəʊməl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tuh-sohm]
    • /ˈɔ təˌsoʊm/

Definitions of autosomal word

  • noun autosomal any chromosome other than a sex chromosome. 1
  • noun autosomal Of or pertaining to autosomes. 1

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Origin of autosomal

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; auto-1 + -some3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Autosomal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

autosomal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

autosomal usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with autosomal

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