arfgerð

Icelandic

Etymology

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

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)

Declension
declension of arfgerð
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arfgerð arfgerðin arfgerðir arfgerðirnar
accusative arfgerð arfgerðina arfgerðir arfgerðirnar
dative arfgerð arfgerðinni arfgerðum arfgerðunum
genitive arfgerðar arfgerðarinnar arfgerða arfgerðanna

Synonyms
  • (genotype): erfðafar, erfðagervi

Coordinate terms
  • svipgerð (phenotype)
  • svipfar (phenotype)

Derived terms
  • arfgerðargreining (genotyping)
  • framandi arfgerð (alien genotype)
  • einlitna arfgerð (haplotype)
  • hrein arfgerð (homozygote)
  • arfgengi (heredity)
  • arfgengur (hereditary)

See also
  • genamengi
  • stofnerfðafræði

Further reading
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