deletion map The linear arrangement of natural mutations along a chromosome or part of a chromosome. In the first phase many individuals are studied for the presence of cytogenetic markers; later phases use restriction fragment length polymorphisms to detail the chemical nature of the aberrations. Vollrath, D., Foote, S., Hilton, A., et al. (1992) Science 258, 52-59
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