Etymology

centimorgan

C3E1N1T1I1M3O1R1G2A1N1

Today it means: A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation. Full definition →

English morgan ← French centi- ← Latin centi-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kəntom
  4. Latincentum
  5. Latincenti-
  6. Frenchcenti-
  7. Englishcenti-
  8. Englishmorgan
  9. English todaycentimorgan

From centi- + morgan.

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