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Autosome vs Somatic - What's the difference?

autosome | somatic |

As a noun autosome

is any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

As an adjective somatic is

part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

autosome

English

(wikipedia autosome)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

    • Derived terms

    * autosomal

    somatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.
  • Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.
    • the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo

    Related terms

    * psychosomatic * chromosome * somatology * somatoplasm