chromosome map, linkage map


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chromosome map, linkage map

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genetic map

a map on which the position of genes relative to each other is marked on lines representing the separate CHROMOSOMES, the estimation being carried out by GENETIC LINKAGE analysis.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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