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Six example sentences with autosomal, each labelled with its topic.
The counselor explained the condition is autosomal, so a son and a daughter face the same one-in-four odds.
Medicine
Mapping the trait to an autosomal region ruled out the sex chromosomes and narrowed the search to chromosome nine.
Science
Twin studies suggest the trait follows an autosomal pattern, appearing equally in brothers and sisters across four generations.
Psychology
Paternity tests compare autosomal markers, since a child inherits half of those chromosomes from each parent.
Law
Consumer DNA kits read autosomal markers, which is why the ancestry pie chart draws on both sides of the family.
Technology
Autosomal DNA from a Viking burial showed ancestry from the Baltic, revising who the raiders were thought to be.
History
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