arfgerð
Icelandic
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)
Declension
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
- (genotype): erfðafar, erfðagervi
Coordinate terms
- svipgerð (phenotype)
- svipfar (phenotype)
Derived terms
- arfgerðargreining (genotyping)
- framandi arfgerð (alien genotype)
- einlitna arfgerð (haplotype)
- hrein arfgerð (homozygote)
Related terms
- arfgengi (heredity)
- arfgengur (hereditary)
See also
- genamengi
- stofnerfðafræði
Further reading
- “arfgerð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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