KEY TERMS

centimorgan (cM)

chromosome map

cis conformation

coefficient of coincidence (c.o.c.)

crossing over

crossover product

DNA fingerprint

double-stranded break

first-division segregation pattern (MI pattern)

genetic map unit (m.u.)

heteroduplex DNA

interference

linkage map

linked genes

locus

mapping function

microsatellite marker

minisatellite marker

molecular marker

octad

physical map

Poisson distribution

recombinant frequency (RF)

recombination map

restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)

second-division segregation pattern (MII)

simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP)

single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

three-factor cross

three-point testcross

trans conformation

variable number tandem repeat (VNTR)