Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Single nucleotide in genomic DNA at which different sequence alternatives exist
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In genetics and bioinformatics, a single-nucleotide polymorphism is a germline substitution of a single nucleotide at a specific position in the genome. Although certain definitions require the substitution to be present in a sufficiently large fraction of the population, many publications do not apply such a frequency threshold.
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