mappingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmæp.ɪŋ/us/ˈmæp.ɪŋ/the activity or process of making a map:
the mapping of underground sites
A GPS device uses mapping software to help drivers navigate.
a polar mapping expedition
the activity or process of creating a picture or diagram that represents something:
data mapping
the mapping of supply chains
specialized biology the activity of describing where particular genes are found on a chromosome:
genetic mapping
the mapping of the human genome
specialized biology the activity of discovering where in the brain particular tasks are performed:
brain/neurological mapping
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- heredity
- Human Genome Project
- inheritance
- mutation
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
- triplet codon
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