centisome

== English == === Etymology === From centi- (“hundredth”) +‎ -some (“(noun combining form) chromosome”). === Noun === centisome (plural centisomes) One hundredth part of the length of a chromosome ==== Usage notes ==== Used in gene mapping to identify the position of genes on the chromosome, and typically followed by a number indicating the position of the gene: "The pathogenicity of Salmonella is located at centisome 63 of its chromosome." === Anagrams === centesimo