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single nucleotide polymorphism
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(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
Synonyms snpSource: WordNet 3.0