Recent Examples on the WebLaw enforcement also tested 20 or so genetic markers from autosomes—nonsex chromosomes, which are inherited from both parents. Allysia Finley, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019 The rest, the autosomes, comes from all of one’s ancestors. Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017 Furthermore, the team determined that Papuans have more Denisovan DNA on their autosomes, inherited equally often from both parents, than on their X chromosomes, inherited twice as often from the mother. Sciencenow, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2012