arfgerð

Icelandic

Etymology

From arfur (“inheritance”) +‎ 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)
    Synonyms: erfðafar, erfðagervi

Declension

Declension of arfgerð (feminine)
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

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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