What term refers to any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes?

What term refers to any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes?

• A. Locus
• B. Autosomes
• C. Sex chromosomes
• D. Zygote

Answer: (B)

Autosomes are all chromosomes that are not involved in determining sex. In humans there are 22 pairs of autosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes (XX or XY). They carry the majority of genes and segregate during meiosis alongside the sex chromosomes, but they’re not the chromosomes that determine an individual’s biological sex. So the term for any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes is autosomes. A locus is a gene’s specific location on a chromosome, and a zygote is a fertilized egg, while sex chromosomes refer to the X and Y themselves.

Autosomes are all chromosomes that are not involved in determining sex. In humans there are 22 pairs of autosomes plus one pair of sex chromosomes (XX or XY). They carry the majority of genes and segregate during meiosis alongside the sex chromosomes, but they’re not the chromosomes that determine an individual’s biological sex. So the term for any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes is autosomes. A locus is a gene’s specific location on a chromosome, and a zygote is a fertilized egg, while sex chromosomes refer to the X and Y themselves.