Definition of Snp
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
- single nucleotide polymorphism
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