Glossary - Autosomal DNA
Autosomal DNA
A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome, normally appearing in pairs in somatic cells. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes: 22 pairs of autosomal chromsomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (X and Y sex chromosomes). The X chrosomosome and Y chromosome are not autosomes.
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