How to Use autosomal in a Sentence

autosomal

adjective
  • The technique searches for autosomal DNA in genetic fragments in the body sample.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Soon, the site also allowed for segment-by-segment comparisons of autosomal DNA.
    Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The symptoms of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease don't show up until adulthood—usually between the ages of 30 and 40, says the NKF.
    Hallie Levine, Health.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • None of them have been reported in my family, and all of them have an autosomal dominant inheritance.
    Jennifer Billock, Good Housekeeping, 20 Jan. 2022
  • From there, Othram generated a data file containing her autosomal DNA, the genetic material that is shared among families.
    New York Times, 27 Mar. 2022
  • With the advent of autosomal-DNA testing, detectives began to surreptitiously rummage through those repositories, too.
    Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • This lysosomal storage disorder is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that interferes with the body’s production of a single enzyme, arylsulfatase A. Not enough arylsulfatase A causes a buildup of fats called sulfatides inside cells.
    Vibhav Rangarajan, STAT, 5 June 2018

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