single_nucleotide_polymorphism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *single nucleotide polymorphism*:
NOUN	phenomenon	single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP	(genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered

Englishsingle nucleotide polymorphism: 1 sense noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	(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
Category	genetics, genetic science	The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broader	polymorphism	(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on

HyperDicEnglishSINGLE ... single nucleotide polymorphism