Physical map

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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