single nucleotide polymorphism

1. 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

   SynonymsSNP

   Broaderpolymorphism

   genetics

Questions about single nucleotide polymorphism

What does single nucleotide polymorphism mean?

single nucleotide polymorphism means "(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".

What is another word for single nucleotide polymorphism?

Close synonyms include SNP. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.