Friday, April 23, 2010

51. Ideogram

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Ideograms are cryptic graphic symbols that represent ideas about place. The image to the left is a map of a gene. Each color (strip of color) represents a different gene. This ideogram allows the genes to be mapped out on the chromosome because they can't be observed. It also allows geneticists to keep track of genes and see how they translocate or "move" to another during replication.

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