Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,725,218,959 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

gene map

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
map (map) a two-dimensional graphic representation of arrangement in space.
cytogenetic map , cytologic map a gene map giving the position of gene loci relative to chromosome bands.
fate map  a plan of a blastula or other early stage of an embryo, showing areas of prospective significance in normal development.
gene map  one showing the positions of genetic loci on the chromosomes and usually giving some indication of the distance between loci.
genetic map , linkage map a gene map giving the relative locations of genetic markers, based on recombination frequencies.
physical map  a gene map showing the locations of genetic markers along with the physical distances between them.
restriction map  a physical map indicating restriction enzyme cleavage sites.
transduction map  in bacterial genetics, a gene map giving distances between loci based on relative cotransduction frequencies.

gene map
Genetics 1. A linear designation of mutant sites in a gene, based upon the various frequencies of interallelic or intragenic recombination 2. The DNA sequence of a gene annotated with sites of regulatory elements, introns, exons and mutations. See DNA sequence, Exon, Gene, Intron, Mutation, Recombination, Recombination frequency.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Thyroid gene expression analyses using Affymetrix U34A GeneChips, a regularized t-test, and Gene Map Annotator and Pathway Profiler demonstrated significant changes in rhodopsin-like G-protein-coupled receptor transcripts from all chemicals tested.
``The human gene map will speed the discovery of genes contributing to common diseases such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, asthma, multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders,'' said Dr.
These resources include gene maps, sequences, and annotation projects.
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.