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Autosome

Definition
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An autosome is any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.

Topics
Core genetics
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Chromosome Genotype Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE)

Why it matters in GWAS

Most large GWAS analyze autosomal variants under diploid models with even copy number, while X (and Y) chromosomes require different QC, association parameterizations, and interpretation of dosage.

Example usage

"Quality control and association tests were run on each autosome first, with sex chromosomes handled in a separate analysis track."

Chromosome Genotype Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE)
Related-term network

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Node order. The current term is first. Next come every page linked from Related terms, in the same top-to-bottom order as that list. Then new terms appear in two-hop layers: for each of those direct neighbors (in that same order), their related terms are appended if not already listed. A third pass does the same for two-hop nodes. The walk stops when a fixed maximum number of nodes is reached.

References

  • International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. (2004). Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome. Nature.
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