Entry courtesy of
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Gene mapping

Determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome and the distance between them.
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Dr. Leslie Biesecker, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines gene mapping.

Related Terms

base pair, chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), gene, genome, linkage, nucleotide, physical map