centiMorgan

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Food Biotechnology

(Abbreviation: cM). Unit of map distance. For small recombination fractions, cM and % recombination frequency are equivalent.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Human Genome

A measure of genetic distance that tells how far apart two genes are. Generally one centimorgan equals about 1 million base pairs. See also gene, locus, chromosome

National Human Genome Research Institute — Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms