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A '''Physical map''' is a chromosome map of a species that shows the specific physical locations of its [[gene]]s 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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A '''physical map''' is a chromosome map of a species that shows the specific physical locations of its [[gene]]s 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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Latest revision as of 11:12, August 6, 2009

A physical map is 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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http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=physical%20map