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physical map
A chromosome map of a species that shows the specific physical locations of its genes and/or markers on each chromosome. Physical maps are particularly important when searching for disease genes by positional cloning strategies and for DNA sequencing.
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• GENETICS AND HEREDITYSource: National Human Genome Research Institute
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