( ( Another ( general rule ) ) ( ( is ( that ( ( ( ( loss or ) gain ) ( of ( an autosome ) ) ) ( ( has ( more ( severe consequences ) ) ) ( than ( ( ( loss or ) gain ) ( of ( a ( sex chromosome ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Another) (JJ general) (NN rule)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (NN loss) (CC or) (NN gain)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT an) (NN autosome)))) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (JJR more) (JJ severe) (NNS consequences)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (NN loss) (CC or) (NN gain)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN sex) (NN chromosome))))))))) (. .)))
Another general rule is that loss or gain of an autosome has more severe consequences than loss or gain of a sex chromosome.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Autosomes)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT another) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN body) (NNS chromosomes))))) (. .)))