arfgerð
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From arfur (“inheritance”) and gerð (“kind, type”).
Noun
[edit]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)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- (genotype): erfðafar, erfðagervi
Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- arfgerðargreining (genotyping)
- framandi arfgerð (alien genotype)
- einlitna arfgerð (haplotype)
- hrein arfgerð (homozygote)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “arfgerð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)