Definition of Gene mapping

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Gene mapping

The term 'Gene mapping' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as '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'.

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