morgan

== English == === Etymology === Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹɡən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːɡən/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən Hyphenation: mor‧gan === Noun === morgan (plural morgans) (medicine) A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome. ==== Derived terms ==== centimorgan === Anagrams === Garmon, Gorman, garmon, mongra == Old High German == === Alternative forms === morcan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *morgin. Cognate with Old English morgen. === Noun === morgan m morning ==== Derived terms ==== morganstern ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: morgen, morn Alemannic German: moorn, moore (Glarus, Uri, Unterwalden), mooru (Valais), moore Alsatian: Müggen Swabian: Morga, Moriga Walser: morge Bavarian: Morgen, Muagn, Muang Cimbrian: mòrng, morgan, mòrgont Mòcheno: morng Central Franconian: Hunsrik: Meuend Luxembourgish: Mueren, Moien German: Morgen→ English: morgen→ Polish: morga, mórg Hessian: Mojje Vilamovian: miügia Yiddish: מאָרגן (morgn) == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *morgin. === Noun === morgan m morning ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: morgen German Low German: Mörgen German Low German: Morgen, Morrn Dutch Low Saxon: morgen, morren