all paired chromosomes which are similar within an organism are called autosomes. true or false
Two sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual, and they are called the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. - autosomes comprise the other 22 chromosomes. The longestâ¦ of the autosomes is referred to as chromosome 1, the next largest as chromosome 2, and so on, down to the smallest autosomes, chromosomes 21 and 22.