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247: 145: 239: 31: 136:, also known as "linkage disequilibrium mapping", is a method of mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that takes advantage of historic linkage disequilibrium to link phenotypes (observable characteristics) to genotypes (the genetic constitution of organisms), uncovering genetic associations. 405: 451:
Ezkurdia, Iakes; Juan, David; Rodriguez, Jose Manuel; Frankish, Adam; Diekhans, Mark; Harrow, Jennifer; Vazquez, Jesus; Valencia, Alfonso; Tress, Michael L. (2014-11-15).
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may be written "11q1.4-q2.1", meaning it is on the long arm of chromosome 11, somewhere in the range from sub-band 4 of region 1 to sub-band 1 of region 2.
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is located. Each chromosome carries many genes, with each gene occupying a different position or locus; in humans, the total number of
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The numbers that follow the letter represent the position on the arm: region 2, band 2, sub-band 1. The bands are visible under a
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is the process of determining the specific locus or loci responsible for producing a particular
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with respect to that locus, while those that have different alleles at a given locus are called
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Thus the entire locus of the example above would be read as "three P two two point one". The
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The position is on the chromosome's short arm (a common apocryphal explanation is that the
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indicates the long arm (chosen as next letter in alphabet after p; it is also said that
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A range of loci is specified in a similar way. For example, the locus of gene
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chromosome pairs, both the female (XX) and male (XY) versions of the two
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cells whose chromosomes have the same allele at a given locus are called
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are areas of the chromosome either rich in actively-transcribed DNA (
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Wood, E.J. (1995). "The encyclopedia of molecular biology".
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refers to the terminus of the long arm of chromosome 2.
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International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature
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set of 23 chromosomes is estimated at 19,000–20,000.
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Index

Gene locus

Chromatid
Centromere
genetics
chromosome
gene
genetic marker
protein-coding genes
haploid
alleles
Diploid
polyploid
homozygous
heterozygous
genome
gene map
Gene mapping
phenotype
biological trait
Association mapping

Cytogenetic banding
chromosome 3
band
cytogenetic bands
euchromatin
heterochromatin
Giemsa staining
centromere

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