autosomal

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   of or relating to an autosome

   “autosomal gene”

Questions about autosomal

What does autosomal mean?

autosomal means "of or relating to an autosome".

How many syllables are in autosomal?

autosomal has 4 syllables: au-to-so-mal. The stress falls on "to".

Is autosomal a common word?

autosomal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.