title: Polymorphisms in the transcribed 3' untranslated region of eukaryotic genes.
abstract: In this review we present preliminary evidence for a new class of polymorphism that may be used in a systematic way to map cDNAs efficiently and to expedite the construction of a high-resolution genetic map of the human genome. Ultimately, transcribed 3' untranslated polymorphisms will warrant further study because they should be widely distributed throughout the genome within transcribed sequences, and they can be readily identified as a result of cDNA cloning and sequencing. Furthermore, these markers should be universally available on the basis of the sequence data and highly useful in linkage analyses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Levitt
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells; D005796:Genes; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D012333:RNA, Messenger