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Gene mapping
The process of determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or another piece of DNA) and the distances between the genes in linkage units or in physical units
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- Plano- Flat. A lens that is planoconvex is flat on one side and convex on the other
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- KB 1. The skin disease Keratodermia blennorrhagicum. 2. Kilobase of DNA. The preferred abbreviation for kilobase…
- Pubis The front center portion of the pelvis.
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