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Autosomes are the chromosomes which do not determine the sex of the offspring. for example, in humans, there are 22 pairs of autosomes, and one pair of sex chromosomes. Autosomes are chromosomes 1-22, and the sex chromosomes are chromosome 23.

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Humans have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). 44 of them (22 pairs) are automes and the remaining pair are the 'X' 'X' or 'X' 'Y' sex chromosomes.

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Autosome are homologous chromosome, so that mean they are found in a female chromosome.

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All chromosomes except for the sex chromosomes (X and Y) are autosomes. This means that chromosome pairs 1-22 are all autosomes.

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Except a pair of sex chrosomes all the remaining 22 pairs are autosomes in a human

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the answer is a (non-sex) chromosomes.

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Do not determine sex

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