| Glossary Term | Somatic Cell Hybrid |
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A type of mapping experiment permitting the assignment of markers to chromosomes. The method consists of fusing cultured cells of one species with cultured cells of a different species. The hybrid cells are unstable in karyotype during growth, with most chromosomes from one species typically being lost. Among clonal populations of hybrid cells following growth, different chromosomes are retained from one species. A panel of hybrid cell cultures can be assayed for which mouse chromosomes (for example) are retained, and simultaneously assayed for the presence of particular markers. The correlation of the presence of a particular marker across the panel with the presence of a particular mouse chromosome allows that marker to be assigned to that chromosome. See also Radiation Hybrid Mapping. |
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO) |
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