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...

related by physical distance. The typical unit of genetic linkage is the centimorgan (cM). A distance of 1 cM between two markers means that the markers are...

storage and bases, kbp, Mbp, Gbp, etc. may be used for base pairs. The centimorgan is also often used to imply distance along a chromosome, but the number...

parent) are related to their nieces and nephews on average by 25% (1750 centimorgans) though this can vary considerably. As half-uncles are related through...

oriented as in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database, centimorgan distances are approximate and estimated from the locations of selected...

two genes is measured in units known as centimorgan or map units, these terms are interchangeable. A centimorgan is a distance between genes for which one...

hundredth of a metre Coulomb-metre (Cm), SI unit of electrical dipole moment Centimorgan (cM), a unit for measuring genetic linkage CM Draconis, an eclipsing...

distance between two linked genes is the Centimorgan, and is named after Thomas Hunt Morgan. A centimorgan is equivalent to the percent of recombination...

double-stranded DNA non-enveloped contractile tail bacterial viruses Centimorgan, or "map unit", a unit of recombinant frequency in genetics Monitor unit...

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