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genetic marker
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genetic marker
n.
A gene or DNA sequence having a known location on a chromosome and associated with a particular gene or trait. Genetic markers associated with certain diseases can be detected in the blood and used to determine whether an individual is at risk for developing a disease.

genetic marker
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a gene with two or more alternative forms, producing readily identifiable variations in a particular character, used in studies of linkage, genetic mapping, and identification of the presence of other genes that are closely linked to, and therefore usually inherited with, it

genetic marker
A gene or DNA sequence having a known location on a chromosome. Genetic markers associated with certain diseases can be used to determine whether an individual is at risk for developing an inherited disease.
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Noun1.genetic marker - a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"


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The gene markers will indicate whether a wound is likely to heal normally without help or whether the patient is likely to need additional medication.
Upon contact, the DNA-coated particles are absorbed by the target cells and identified by gene markers.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Comprised of six groups of research physicians from Germany, Sweden, Finland and the United States, TEDDY (The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young), has researched the causes of Type 1 diabetes since 2004 by monitoring children who have certain gene markers from birth onward.
 
 
 
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