autosome

NOUN /ɔtə,soʊm/

8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

autosome is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1U1T1O1S1O1M3E1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =10 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30

MEANING

What does autosome mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa.

SYNONYMS

SOMATIC CHROMOSOME

BROADER

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