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CARTOGRAPHIE HAUT BAS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bottom-up mapping
1, record 1, English, bottom%2Dup%20mapping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The two current approaches to high-resolution physical mapping are termed top-down (producing a macrorestriction map) and bottom-up (resulting in a contig map). 1, record 1, English, - bottom%2Dup%20mapping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Contig maps: Bottom-up mapping. The bottom-up approach involves cutting the chromosome into small pieces, each of which is cloned and ordered. The ordered fragments form contiguous DNA blocks (contigs). Currently, the resulting library of clones varies in size from 10,000 bp to 1 Mb. An advantage of this approach is the accessibility of these stable clones to other reseachers. Contig construction can be verified by FISH, which localizes cosmids to specific regions within chromosomal bands. 1, record 1, English, - bottom%2Dup%20mapping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cartographie de bas en haut
1, record 1, French, cartographie%20de%20bas%20en%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans la stratégie dite de «bas en haut»(bottom-up), les YAC permettent de marcher rapidement sur le chromosome à partir d’un point de repère donné, et d’élargir la cartographie du territoire génomique considéré, en ordonnant et en analysant les YAC contigs. 2, record 1, French, - cartographie%20de%20bas%20en%20haut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scaleless mapping
1, record 2, English, scaleless%20mapping
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All you can get from a scaleless map is a generalized idea of relationships in the real world. 2, record 2, English, - scaleless%20mapping
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scaleless mapping: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - scaleless%20mapping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cartographie sans échelle
1, record 2, French, cartographie%20sans%20%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Échelles manquantes! [...] [On a] noté un problème courant à propos des cartes : l'absence d’échelle! Or une carte sans échelle n’ est pas une carte! C'est le b. a-ba de la cartographie! [...] Effectivement, il y a des cartes qui manquent d’échelle mais attention, il y a des cas dans lesquels il ne peut pas y en avoir en raison du choix de la projection qui étire le haut des cartes pour l'hémisphère Nord(le bas pour celles du Sud). 2, record 2, French, - cartographie%20sans%20%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cartographie : mode d’emploi. - Lire une carte sans échelle et sans le mode d’emploi n’est jamais évident. 3, record 2, French, - cartographie%20sans%20%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cartographie sans échelle : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - cartographie%20sans%20%C3%A9chelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scaleless map
1, record 3, English, scaleless%20map
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All you can get from a scaleless map is a generalized idea of relationships in the real world. 1, record 3, English, - scaleless%20map
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- carte sans échelle
1, record 3, French, carte%20sans%20%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Échelles manquantes! [...] [On a] noté un problème courant à propos des cartes : l'absence d’échelle! Or une carte sans échelle n’ est pas une carte! C'est le b. a-ba de la cartographie! [...] Effectivement, il y a des cartes qui manquent d’échelle mais attention, il y a des cas dans lesquels il ne peut pas y en avoir en raison du choix de la projection qui étire le haut des cartes pour l'hémisphère Nord(le bas pour celles du Sud). 2, record 3, French, - carte%20sans%20%C3%A9chelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-10-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- top-down mapping
1, record 4, English, top%2Ddown%20mapping
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In top-down mapping, a single chromosome is cut (with rare-cutter restriction enzymes) into large pieces, wich are ordered and subdivided; the smaller pieces are then mapped further. The resulting macro-restriction maps depict the order of and distance between sites at which rare-cutter enzymes cleave. 1, record 4, English, - top%2Ddown%20mapping
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cartographie de haut en bas
1, record 4, French, cartographie%20de%20haut%20en%20bas
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans la stratégie dite de «haut en bas» les YAC sont utilisés directement pour l'hybridation in situ sur des chromosomes. On peut repérer leur emplacement sur les chromosomes et procéder à la cartographie sur une grande distance d’une région chromosomique donnée. 2, record 4, French, - cartographie%20de%20haut%20en%20bas
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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