Centimorgan vs Sturt - What's the difference?
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(biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
(biology) In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) disturbance; annoyance; care
(mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
In biology terms the difference between centimorgan and sturt
is that centimorgan is a length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation while sturt is in an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.As a verb sturt is
to vex; to annoy; to startle.centimorgan
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(wikipedia centimorgan)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* map unitsturt
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Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)See also
*centimorgan *morgan (named for Sturtevant's teacher)Etymology 2
Compare start.Noun
(en noun)- (Raymond)