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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, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, defines positional cloning.
relatedterms:
chromosome, cloning, gene, genetic marker, Human Genome Project
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