gene mapping

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noun Genetics.

any of a number of methods used to construct a model of the linear sequence of genes of a particular chromosome.

the act of constructing such a model.

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Origin of gene mapping

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby gene mapping

gene dosage compensation, gene flow, gene frequency, gene library, gene map, gene mapping, gene patent, gene pool, genera, generable, general

How to use gene mapping in a sentence

In the 1990s, we also started to see modern techniques like gene mapping and DNA testing that help us balance our breeds.
Breeding the right kind of cow|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It got it all out there… Gene Hackman and Douglas… Melvyn Douglas is amazing.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Was the blackface scene with Gene Wilder in Silver Streak an important step in how American audiences view minstrelsy?
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another week, another study declaring the hunt for the ‘gay gene’ over.
The Problematic Hunt for a ‘Gay Gene’|Samantha Allen|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Rev. V. Gene Robinson is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.
When Police Violence Gets Personal|Gene Robinson|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You see, as far as passing the baton down, Michael used to look at Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and James Brown.
Quincy Jones Talks Chicago’s Mean Streets, Why Kanye West Is No Michael Jackson, and Bieber|Marlow Stern|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mass' Gene has gone to his company; we are left alone here to meet them.
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson
The girl, in mapping the future, had thought of herself as being a governess for American children.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
To be shaken awake was something she had not bargained for, in mapping out her course of action.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
He was mapping out a career of benevolence, splendid, glittering, ostentatious—ruinous.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
Gene steered the car to the cliff side of the road to prevent the peril of a plunge by the horse.
Penny of Top Hill Trail|Belle Kanaris Maniates

Medical definitions for gene mapping

gene mapping

The determination of the sequence of genes and their relative distances from one another on a specific chromosome.

Cultural definitions for gene mapping

gene mapping

The process of determining where genes are located on individual chromosomes. (Compare DNA sequencing.)