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gene mapping

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

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Medicine definitions for gene mapping

gene mapping

n.

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

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Culture definitions for gene mapping

gene mapping

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

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