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centimorgan

noun

  1. relative unit of measurement used in mapping of chromosomes; one hundredth of a morgan
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- English morgan English centimorgan From centi- + morgan.

  1. A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.