to map
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- verb
- /mæp/
- Specialized
:
localizar
- The scientists worked diligently to map the location of specific genes within the human genome.
- map genes
- map to a region
- map QTLs
I think that we are not that far away from at a very early age, you will have your gene mapped.
- I think that we are not that far away from at a very early age, you will have your gene mapped.
Examples
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And President Barack Obama initiated the Connectome Project, a project to map the entire human brain.
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Well, let's map out a DNA sequence for her.
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In the early part of the 21st century, scientists first discovered a way to map, then edit, the human genome.
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- Even if we manage to map the gene to a specific chromosome, we then need to isolate and sequence it to find the mutation, which will take years.
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The syndrome's gene has been mapped to chromosome 9q23.1q31, a tumor-suppressor gene.
Academic text (2004) -
The gene for NaN has been mapped to locus 3p21-24 on human chromosome 3 (27).
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Researchers aim to map the genetic variations that contribute to diseases in different populations.
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The team was able to map the sequence of DNA that influences cell growth in the body.
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A map that shows land height and shape using lines that join places at the same height
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A map that uses colors or patterns to show how numbers like population change across areas
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A way of drawing the world on a flat map that keeps areas the correct size
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A method for drawing the Earth's round surface on a flat map that changes shapes or sizes
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Etymology
Map comes from the Latin mappa 'cloth' used for early maps, and a map shows exact places. So scientists 'map' genes when they find the exact place of a gene on a chromosome.