The chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called

Autosomes

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Heterosomes

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Karyosomes

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Autosomes
1) An autosome is a chromosome that is not an allosome (a sex chromosome).

2) Heterosomes chromosomes determine sex in some diploid organisms hence called as 'sex chromosomes'.

3) Karyosome refers to the chromatin material inside the cell nucleus when the cell is undergoing meiotic division.

So, the correct answer is 'Autosomes'.

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In humans, the cells of the body other than the gametes have ___ chromosomes.

why do sex cells have only half no. Of chromosomes than other cell.

	List I		List II
A	In human beings and a number of other animals, there are two types of chromosomes, ______, and allosomes.	1	44+XY
B	_______ are those chromosomes which control functions of the body, other than sex determination. Allosomes or sex chromosomes are the chromosomes that determine the sex of the individual in unisex organisms.	2	Autosomes
C	Human beings have _____ pairs of chromosomes.	3	23
D	_____ determine the sex of the individual.	4	Sex chromosomes
E	The two sex chromosomes of females are similar and are called _____ chromosomes. They are dissimilar in human males. One is a normal-sized X-chromosome. The other is smaller with a good amount of non-function chromatin. It is called the Y-chromosome.	5	XX
F	The chromosome complement of human females is ______	6	44+XX
G	Human males is _____. Human females are homogametic, i.e., produce only one type of gametes or ova (22 + X). Humans are heterogametic, i.e., they produce two types of gametes sperms, angiosperms, and gymnosperms.	7	Autosomes

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