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centimorgan
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cen·ti·mor·gan (snt-môrgn)
n. Abbr. cM
A unit of crossover frequency in linkage maps of chromosomes equal to one hundredth of a morgan.
centimorgan
a measure of the degree of recombination between two genes. One centimorgan is approximately 1000 kilobases. Named after T.H. Morgan. See also genetic map.


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Genetic positions are expressed in Kosambi centiMorgans (cM).
Evidence of genetic effects on blood lead concentration by Whitfield, John B.; Dy, Veronica; McQuilty, Robert; Zhu, Gu; Montgomery, Grant W.; Ferreira, Manuel / Environmental Health Perspectives
Map distance in CentiMorgans was calculated with Kosambi's mapping function.
AFLP linkage map of an intraspecific cross in Chlamys farreri by Zhang, Quanqi / Journal of Shellfish Research
c) Marshfield sex-averaged map location as measured in Kosambi centimorgans from the top of the short arm of the chromosome (Marshfield website).
CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC BASIS OF READING AND SPELLING ... by Raskind, Wendy H. / Learning Disability Quarterly
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