An autosome is a chromosome that is not an allosome (i.e., not a sex chromosome).
Autosomes appear in pairs whose members have the same form but which differ from other pairs in a diploid cell, whereas members of an allosome pair may differ from one another and thereby determine sex.
The allosome pair consists of two X chromosomes (female) or one X and one Y chromosome (male). The autosome pairs are labeled with numbers (1-22 in humans), and allosomes are labeled with their letters.
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