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arfgerð

arfgerð

Icelandic

Noun

arfgerð f (genitive singular arfgerðar, nominative plural arfgerðir)

  1. (genetics) a genotype, a constitution; (the combination of alleles, situated on corresponding chromosomes, that determines a specific trait of an individual)

Coordinate terms

  • svipgerð (phenotype)
  • svipfar (phenotype)

Derived terms

  • arfgerðargreining (genotyping)
  • framandi arfgerð (alien genotype)
  • einlitna arfgerð (haplotype)
  • hrein arfgerð (homozygote)

Related terms

  • arfgengi (heredity)
  • arfgengur (hereditary)

See also

  • genamengi
  • stofnerfðafræði

Synonyms

  • (genotype): erfðafar, erfðagervi