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Centimorgan vs Morgan - What's the difference?

centimorgan | morgan | Derived terms |

Morgan is a derived term of centimorgan.



As nouns the difference between centimorgan and morgan

is that centimorgan is a length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation while morgan is a unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

As a proper noun Morgan is

a given name derived from Welsh.

centimorgan

English

(wikipedia centimorgan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.

    • Synonyms

    * map unit

    morgan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

    • Derived terms

    * centimorgan English eponyms ----