CENTIMORGAN


Meaning of CENTIMORGAN in English

[ 'sɛntɪˌmɔ:g(ə)n ]

■ noun Genetics a unit of distance between two gene loci on a chromosome, one ~ indicating a one per cent chance that two genes will be separated by crossing over.

Origin

C20: from centi- (denoting a factor of one hundredth) + the name of the American zoologist T. H. Morgan .

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