| 释义 |
mor·gan
I. \ˈmȯgən\ noun
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Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect marg, perhaps short for obsolete English margaret daisy, from Middle English margarette, from Middle French margarite daisy, pearl — more at margarite
dialect England : any of various plants of the genus Anthemis
II. \ˈmȯrgən, ˈmȯ(ə)g-\ noun
Etymology: after Justin Morgan died 1798 American teacher who owned the stallion that became the progenitor of the breed
1. usually capitalized : an American breed of light horses originated in Vermont from the progeny of one prepotent stallion of uncertain ancestry and various native mares
2. -s often capitalized : a horse of the Morgan breed
III. \ˈmȯrgən, ˈmȯ(ə)g-\ noun
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Etymology: after Thomas Hunt Morgan died 1945 American geneticist
1. : a unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome that is used in constructing genetic maps and is equal to the distance for which the frequency of crossing-over between specific pairs of genes is 100 percent
2. : centimorgan herein |