Letter G

Gene markers

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Detectable genetic traits or distinctive segments of DNA that serve as landmarks for a target gene.

Markers are on the same chromosome as the target gene.

They must be near enough to the target gene to be genetically linked to it: to be inherited usually together with that gene, and so serve as signposts to it.

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