autosomal chromosomes carry diverse info sex chromosomes determine an individual's sex <br /><br /> ---- <br /> ok, that is some other dude's answer, now here is mine: <br /> the autosomal is all the chromosomes, except for the sex chromosomes. so, in a sense, the autosomal has nothing to do with the sex chromosomes. sex chromosomes determine the offspring's sex, as the guy above said it. autosomal is simply all of the other chromosomes.