Comparative maps: adding pieces to the mammalian jigsaw puzzle.

doi:10.1016/s0959-437x(96)80027-x

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Comparative maps: adding pieces to the mammalian jigsaw puzzle.

Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Dec 1996

Eppig J T

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Comparative maps display the chromosomal location of homologous genes in different species and highlight genetic segments that are conserved in evolution. These maps are used to study chromosomal changes that occurred during the divergence of mammalian lineages, to identify candidates for heredit...

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes
Databases, Factual
Disease
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Mammals
Phenotype

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