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This glossary contains a number of definitions  from the following publication:
J. M. Cock; Tessmar-Raible, K.; Boyen, C.; Viard, F. (Eds.), Introduction to Marine Genomics, vol. 1, 1st ed., Advances in Marine Genomics Vol. (Springer, 2010). Available from: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/book/978-90-481-8616-7?cm_mmc=Google-_-Book%20Search-_-Springer-_-0

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Linkage map

Genetic map produced using recombination values of genes other markers to identify the linear order and relative distance of these markers on a chromosome.

Local alignment

Sequence alignment which focuses on matching part of one sequence with part of another.

LPS

Lipopolysaccharides, large molecules containing a lipid and a polysaccharide linked by a covalent bond major components of the outer membrane of Gram negative bacteria; Induce strong immune responses in animals.

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