"marker gene" meaning in English

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        "A gene with a known location in a chromosome; used to track the insertion of DNA into organisms"
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        "(genetics) A gene with a known location in a chromosome; used to track the insertion of DNA into organisms"
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        "(genetics) A gene with a known location in a chromosome; used to track the insertion of DNA into organisms"
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