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