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Chromosome other than the pair of sex chromosomes are called allele.

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Chromosomes are of two types- autosome and sex chromosomes.
Human beings have a total of 23 pairs of chromosomes- 22 pairs of which are known as autosomes, and the rest pair is sex chromosomes.
Autosomes are involved in functions other than sex-linked ones.
Allele: Alleles are different forms of a gene, that are present in a particular position or locus of the homologous chromosomes.
Chromosome other than the pair of sex chromosomes are called autosomes.

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Correct the statement by changing the underlined word:Chromosome other than the pair of sex chromosomes are called allele.

Correct the statement by changing the underlined word:
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