arfgerð
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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)