(thing) by leighton Mon Jan 29 2001 at 21:53:24
Autosomes are simply chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes. In humans, the term refers to chromosomes 1 through 22--everything except the X and the Y chromosomes. Many human diseases involve autosomal disorders; for example, Huntington's chorea is caused by a mutation in a gene on chromosome 4.
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