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genetic marker
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genetic marker [jə¦ned·ik ′märk·ər]
(genetics)
A gene whose phenotypic expression is easily discerned and thereby can be used to identify an individual or a cell that carries it, or as a probe to mark a nucleus, chromosome, or locus.


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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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