10 Terms
Contributors in Genome
Genome
segregation
Biology; Genome
The normal biological process whereby the two pieces of a chromosome pair are separated during meiosis and randomly distributed to the germ cells..
locus (pl. loci)
Biology; Genome
The position on a chromosome of a gene or other chromosome marker; also, the DNA at that position. The use of locus is sometimes restricted to mean expressed DNA regions. See also: gene expression.
long-range restriction mapping
Biology; Genome
Restriction enzymes are proteins that cut DNA at precise locations. Restriction maps depict the chromosomal positions of restriction-enzyme cutting sites. These are used as biochemical "signposts," ...
