a graphic representation of the order of genes within chromosomes by means of detailed analysis of the DNA
See also chromosome map
Derived forms
genetic mapping
noun
genetic map in American English
noun
an arrangement of genes on a chromosome
Also called: linkage map
Word origin
[1955–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, life-support, new wave, rite of passage, rollout
Examples of 'genetic map' in a sentence
genetic map
The genetic map could also yield badly needed new treatments.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The same genetic map, however, shows that others did.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And boffins have uncovered a genetic 'map' that may help fight diseases like multiple sclerosis.