Autosomal DNA
Copyright infringement not intended.
Context
- A technique based on ‘autosomal DNA’ has been used for the first time to identify the great-grandson and closest living relative of Sitting Bull, a prominent 19th century Native American leader.
About
- Autosomal DNA is a term used in genetic genealogy to describe DNA which is inherited from the autosomal chromosomes.
- An autosome is any of the numbered chromosomes, as opposed to the sex chromosomes.
- Humans have 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes (the X chromosome and the Y chromosome).
- Autosomes are numbered roughly in relation to their sizes.
1.png)
