arfgerð
Icelandic edit
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)