How Do You Map a Genome?
Genome mapping is used to identify and record the location of genes and the distances between genes on a chromosome. Genome mapping provided a critical starting point for the Human Genome Project.
Topics
- genome
- DNA
- genes
- sequencing
- Human Genome Project
- chromosome
- meiosis
- base pairs
- traits
- DNA marker
- enzymes
- Escherichia coli
- EcoRI
- bacteria
- cells
- electrophoresis
- fluorescence
- PCR
- polymerase chain reaction
- primers