GENETIC MAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genetic map mean? 

• GENETIC MAP (noun)
  The noun GENETIC MAP has 1 sense:

1. graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome

  Familiarity information: GENETIC MAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENETIC MAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("genetic map" is a kind of...):

arrangement; organisation; organization; system (an organized structure for arranging or classifying)

 Context examples 

A high resolution genetic map based on 5136 microsatellite markers in 146 Icelandic families.

(deCODE Map, NCI Thesaurus)

An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and MSD has created the first detailed genetic map of human proteins, the key building blocks of biology.

(Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood, University of Cambridge)

A microsatellite-based human genetic map based on 7740 microsatellite markers originally identified at the Marshfield Clinic.

(Marshfield Linkage Map, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the uses for this genetic map is to identify particular biological pathways that cause disease, exemplified in the paper by pinpointing specific pathways that lead to Crohn’s disease and eczema.

(Scientists create ‘genetic atlas’ of proteins in human blood, University of Cambridge)