A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence that is associated with the presence of or vulnerability to a disease. More often than not, the abnormality is not the gene actually responsible for the disorder but a DNA segment that remains physically close to the responsible gene and thus signals the presence of that gene.<\/p>\n
An observable trait or physical property that identifies or is associated with a specific region of the genetic material (DNA); a molecular signpost.<\/p>\n
Specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies, e.g., to determine susceptibility to a certain disease.<\/p>\n
An identifiable physical location on a chromosome (e.g., a gene or segment of DNA with no known coding function) whose inheritance can be monitored.<\/p>\n
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A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence that is associated with the presence of or vulnerability to a disease. More often than not, the abnormality is not the gene actually responsible for the disorder but a DNA segment that remains physically close to the responsible gene and thus signals the presence of that gene. An observable trait […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-g"],"yoast_head":"\n