"centimorgan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centimorgans [plural]
Etymology: From centi- + morgan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|centi<id:hundredth>|morgan}} centi- + morgan Head templates: {{en-noun}} centimorgan (plural centimorgans)
  1. (biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation. Wikipedia link: centimorgan Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: map unit Translations (length of chromosome): centimorgan [common-gender] (Dutch), centimorgano (Esperanto), centimorgan [masculine] (Italian)

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