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A chromosome map showing the locations of those regions of a chromosome where contiguous DNA segments overlap. Contig maps are important because they provide the ability to study a complete, and often large segment of the genome by examining a series of overlapping clones which then provide an unbroken succession of information about that region.
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Dr. Eric Green, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Technology Branch, defines contig.
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bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC),
chromosome,
cloning,
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),
gene,
genome,
physical map,
yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) |
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