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Agriculture · Q625

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 625

Q625

Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called

A.
Allosomes
B.
Autosomes
Answer
C.
Heterosomes
D.
Autoallosomes

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called Autosomes.
An autosome is one of the numbered chromosomes, as opposed to the sex chromosomes.
Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (XX or XY). Autosomes are numbered roughly about their sizes.