Single Nucleotide Polymorphism — synonyms, definition

1. single nucleotide polymorphism (Noun)

1 synonym
SNP
1 definition

single nucleotide polymorphism (Noun) — (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species.

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polymorphism