CENTIMORGAN
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Centimorgan.
Centimorgan - as a noun
A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
Example Sentences
"The centimorgan is a unit of measure used in genetics to quantify genetic linkage."
"Genetic maps are constructed using centimorgans as the unit of distance."
"The closer two genes are on a chromosome, the fewer centimorgans they are apart."
"One centimorgan is equal to a 1% chance of recombination occurring between two genes."
"The concept of centimorgans is named after the geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan."
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Yes, centimorgan is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
CENTIMORGAN has a SCRABBLE points total of 16.
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Valid WordCENTIMORGAN has a WORDFEUD points total of 18.
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