arfgerð

Icelandic

Etymology

From arfur (“inheritance”) and gerð (“kind, type”).

Noun

arfgerð f (genitive singular arfgerðar, nominative plural arfgerðir)

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

Synonyms

(genotype): erfðafar, erfðagervi

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

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