See Also: centimorgan(medicine)
centimorgan(dictionary)

centimorgan (iou)



centimorgan noun. M20.
[from centi- (denoting a factor of one hundredth) + MORGAN noun3.]
Genetics. A map unit used to express the distance between two gene loci on a chromosome, where a spacing of one centimorgan indicates a one per cent chance that two genes will be separated by crossing over.