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centimorgan

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noun

  1. genetics a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of centimorgan1

C20: named after Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866–1945), US biologist
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The results show the number of genome locations that match, with each match called a centimorgan.

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Jenny searched for answers online and learned about the centimorgan - a unit of genetic linkage.

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Sachetta and the woman shared a centimorgan count of between 80 and 90, which was less than 1 percent shared DNA between the two of them.

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In genetics, a centimorgan is a unit for measuring genetic linkage.

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To put that number in perspective, the centimorgan count shared by Sachetta and his own son, Gabe, is 3,439.

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