CENTIMORGANS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Centimorgan

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 20th century: from centi- (denoting a factor of one hundredth) + the name of T. H. Morgan (see Morgan, Thomas Hunt)

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ˈsɛntɪˌmɔːɡ(ə)n

Dialects: British English

Definition:

a map unit used to express the distance between two gene loci on a chromosome. A spacing of one centimorgan indicates a one per cent chance that two genes will be separated by crossing over.

Short Definition:

map unit used to express distance between two gene loci on chromosome

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