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Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called

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Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called

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Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called Autosomes.
An autosome is one of the numbered chromosomes, as opposed to the sex chromosomes.
Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (XX or XY). Autosomes are numbered roughly about their sizes.
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