centimorgan

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What does centimorgan mean?

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

Where does centimorgan come from?

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

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