Genetics.
1. any of a number of methods used to construct a model of the linear sequence of genes of a particular chromosome.
2. the act of constructing such a model.
[1975-80]
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gene mapping see under ↑map
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Main Entry: ↑gene
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gene mapping (biology)
The determination of the positions and relative distances of genes on chromosomes either by means of linkage (qv under ↑link1) or by the arrangement of DNA sequences in a gene or cluster of genes
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Main Entry: ↑map
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gene mapping,
the process of determining the arrangement of the genes of a chromosome: »
Gene mapping may…actually promise to correct many genetic disorders. If, for example, a defective gene could be removed and another gene inserted in its place on the map of human chromosomes, many genetic disorders could be prevented (Dalma Heyn).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.