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centimorgan [ˈsɛntɪˌmɔːgən]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) 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

[named after Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945), US biologist]

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No references found			The amplified DNA was mapped within 3 centimorgan (cM) of mouse IL-1R1 gene but did not show any homology with the mouse IL-1R1 apart from the primer. Linkage mapping of developmentally expressed cDNAS containing AT-rich ... by Dhar, Arun K.; Meehan-Meola, Dawn; Breland, Verlee; Carr, William H.; Lotz, Jeffrey M.; Alcivar-Warr / Journal of Shellfish Research A Kosambi centimorgan is a unit of recombination frequency, adjusted for region-specific interference. CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC BASIS OF READING AND SPELLING ... by Raskind, Wendy H. / Learning Disability Quarterly			centi- centiare Centicipitous centiday Centifidous Centifolious centigrade centigrade scale Centigrade thermometer centigram centigramme centigray centile centiliter centilitre centillion Centiloquy centime centimeter centimeter-gram-second system centimetre centimetre-gram-second centimo céntimo cêntimo centimorgan Centinel Centinody centipede centipede grass centipoise Centistere centner cento Centoism Centones centonism centr- centra central Central Africa Central African Federation Central African Republic Central African Republic franc central air data computer Central America Central American Central American country Central American nation Central American strap fern central analysis team			Centimeters Centimeters Centimeters Below Datum Centimeters Below Surface Centimeters Cubed Centimeters of water Centimeters of Water Pressure centimetre centimetre centimetre centimetre Centimetre gram second system of units Centimetre gram second system of units Centimetre gram second system of units Centimetre of water Centimetre-gram-second Centimetres Centimetres Centimetri Quadrati Centimetric Early Warning centimetric waves Centimetro Cubico Centimetro–Grammo–Secondo Centimillionaire centimo centimo centimo Céntimo Céntimo Cêntimo centimorgan centimorgans centimorgans centimorgans centimos centimos centimos Centinarian Centinel Centinela Valley Juvenile Diversion Project Centinela Valley Union High School District Centinody centinormal centipede centipede centipede centipede bite centipede grass Centipedes Centipedes Centipedes Centipeed Centipeed centipoise centipoise centipoise centipoise centipoise Centistere centistoke centistoke

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