The unit of linkage that refers to the distance between two gene loci determined
by the frequency with which recombination occurs between them. Two loci are
said to be one centimorgan apart if recombination is observed between them
in 1% of meioses.
Definition from: GeneTests
from the University of Washington and Children's Health System, Seattle
A measure of genetic distance that tells how far apart two genes are. Generally one centimorgan equals about 1 million base pairs.
