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genetic marker
a single gene trait used to follow the transmission of chromosomes or other traits in a mating
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
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allele, DNA marker or cytogenetic marker used as an experimental probe to keep track of an individual, a tissue, a cell, a nucleus, a chromosome, or a gene.
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Dr. Robert Nussbaum, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines genetic marker.
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chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), gene, inherited ...
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Genetic marker A gene or other identifiable portion of DNA whose inheritance can be followed.
See also: chromosome, DNA, gene, inherit
Genetic material See: genome ...
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Genetic marker
A locus that has a useful phenotype which can be used for genetic selections or screens.
Genetic polymorphism
The existence of two or more genetically different classes within a population.
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Genetic marker. A gene or group of genes used to "mark" or track the action of microbes.
Genome. The genetic complement contained in the chromosomes of a given organism, usually the haploid chromosome state.
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Genetic marker: A known site on the chromosome. It might for example be the site of a locus with some recognizable phenotype, or it may be the site of a polymorphism that can be experimentally discerned. See 'Microsatellite', 'SNP', 'Genotyping'.
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2] Genetic marker: An identifiable physical location on a chromosome (e.g., restriction enzyme cutting site, gene) whose inheritance can be monitored.
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Linkage of genetic markers during conjugal transfer in bacteria can be used to construct genetic maps.
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minisatellite, genetic marker, mobile element, transposon, short interspersed repetitive element, long interspersed repetitive element, junk DNA, variable number tandem repeats, short tandem repeats, Trinucleotide repeat disorders
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(See Mapping.) Genetic marker. A gene or group of genes used to "mark" or track the action of microbes. Genome. The genetic complement contained in the chromosomes of a given organism, usually the haploid chromosome state. Genomic library.
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Other genetic markers allowed him to identify hybrids. The two varieties were planted in a common field. Any plant's nearest neighbors were always plants of the other strain.
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One of the things that you can do when you're studying differences between populations is to look at variable regions for these SNP's and other genetic markers in various genes, and in the mitochondrial genome as well.
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A set of closely linked genetic markers present on one chromosome which tend to be inherited together (not easily separable by recombination). Some haplotypes may be in linkage disequilibrium.
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When the observed frequencies of haplotypes in a population does not agree with haplotype frequencies predicted by multiplying together the frequency of individual genetic markers in each haplotype.
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An ordered list of genetic loci (genes or other genetic markers) along a chromosome.
genetic recombination
The general term for the production of offspring that combine traits of the two parents.
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Short, tandem repeats that are useful as genetic markers See also PCR Glossary.
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The classification of species has been profoundly affected by technological advances that have allowed researchers to determine relatedness based on genetic markers.
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The unfortunate use of ‘carrier' to describe
individuals
positive for a genetic marker is wrong, and the use of ‘carrier frequency' in that context should be replaced by ‘marker frequency'.
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