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chromosome map

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noun

  1. a graphic representation of the positions of genes on chromosomes, obtained by observation of chromosome bands or by determining the degree of linkage between genes See also genetic map

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To construct a chromosome map, Sturtevant assumed that genes were ordered serially on threadlike chromosomes.

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