genetic map

noun

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Lifeweave, a new company affiliated with the Broad Institute, a biomedical and genomic research center of Harvard and MIT, creates woven textiles featuring patterns that visually represent your unique genetic map, meaning no two are alike. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Strands of goatgrass, specifically Aegilops tauschii, a wild ancestor of bread wheat, contain a genetic map for a highly adaptable, disease tolerant form of wheat. Discover Magazine, 2 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for genetic map

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First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of genetic map was in 1957

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“Genetic map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic%20map. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

genetic map

noun
: map
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