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-	Marker: an allele of a gene that provides an easily identifiable phenotype.	+	Marker: an allele of a gene that provides an easily observable phenotype. Markers are usually cloned or least well mapped. They are used as genetic landmarks in various genetic experiments. In some cases, markers do not have easily observable phenotypes and can only be detected using molecular methods (e.g., SNPs or SSRs).