somatic chromosome

/səˌmædɪk ˌkroʊməˈsoʊm/
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Other forms: somatic chromosomes

Definitions of somatic chromosome
  1. noun
    any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
    synonyms: autosome
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    type of:
    chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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