Molecular Biology Research Technique
chromosome mapping
link·age map·ping [ ling-kij map-ing ]
Subclass of:
Genetic Techniques
Definitions related to chromosome mapping:
  • (gene mapping) Determination of the relative positions of genes on a DNA molecule (chromosome or plasmid) and of the distance, in linkage units or physical units, between them.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (genetic mapping) Assignment of a locus to a specific chromosome or determining the sequence of genes and their relative distance from one another on a chromosome.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (linkage mapping) Locating the relative position of genes on chromosomes based on recombination frequencies.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any method used for determining the location of and relative distances between genes on a chromosome.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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