1. In a manner relating to or inherited through an autosome (a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome).
Usage: technical; genetics

Examples

• The trait is inherited autosomally, meaning it appears in both males and females equally.
• Cystic fibrosis is an autosomally recessive disorder affecting the lungs and digestive system.
• The mutation was found to be autosomally dominant in the family pedigree.
• Huntington's disease is inherited autosomally, with a 50% chance of transmission to offspring.
• The researchers determined that the genetic marker was located autosomally rather than on a sex chromosome.