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Single nucleotide polymorphism   /sˈɪŋgəl nˈukliətˌaɪd pˌɑlˌimˈɔrfɪzm/   Listen
Single nucleotide polymorphism

noun
1.
(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.  Synonym: SNP.






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