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single nucleotide polymorphism
sin·gle nu·cle·o·tide pol·y·mor·phism


noun 
Definition:
 
change in single nucleotide base: a commonly found change in a single nucleotide base in a DNA sequence, occurring about every 1,000 bases. It is of significance in biomedical research.
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