morgan

/ˈmɔɹɡən/

UK: /ˈmɔːɡən/

morgan

English Noun Top 2,547

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 0.9s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.5s

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.8s

Definition

A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.