1) Unit of measurement
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In genetics, a centimorgan (abbreviated cM) or map unit (m.u.) is a unit for measuring genetic linkage. It is defined as the distance between chromosome positions (also termed, loci or markers) for which the expected average number of intervening chromosomal crossovers in a single generation is 0.01. It is often used to infer distance along a chro...
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A measure of genetic distance that tells how far apart two genes are. Generally one centimorgan equals about 1 million base pairs.
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<genetics, unit> A unit of measure of recombination frequency. One centimorgan is equal to a 1% chance that a marker at one genetic locus will be separated from a marker at a second locus due to crossing over in a single generation. ... In human beings, 1 centimorgan is equivalent, on average, to 1million base pairs. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
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(sen″tĭ-mor´gәn) the unit of distance on a genetic map; the map distance between adjacent loci, expressed in centimorgans, is equal to the recombination frequency, expressed as a percentage.
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(cM) Type: Term Pronunciation: sen′ti-mōr′găn See: morgan
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