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noun(mor-gan)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
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noun(mor-gan)centimorgan
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noun(mor-gan)any of an American breed of light strong horses originated in Vermont from the progeny of one prepotent stallion of uncertain ancestry
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biographical name(mor-gan)Daniel 1736—1802 American general in Revolution
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biographical name(mor-gan)Sir Henry 1635—1688 English buccaneer
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biographical name(mor-gan)John Hunt 1825—1864 American Confederate cavalry officer
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biographical name(mor-gan)J(ohn) P(ierpont) 1837—1913 American financier
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biographical name(mor-gan)J(ohn) P(ierpont), Jr. 1867—1943 son of J.P. Morgan American financier
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biographical name(mor-gan)Thomas Hunt 1866—1945 American geneticist
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biographical name(mor-gan)William Wilson 1906—1994 American astronomer
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noun(mor-gan)a sorceress and sister of King Arthur