defined:

A process which, through gene mapping techniques, is able to locate a gene responsible for a disease when little or no information is known about the biochemical basis of the disease.

explained:

Listen to a detailed explanation.

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, defines positional cloning.

related
terms:

chromosome, cloning, gene, genetic marker, Human Genome Project

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