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snp

/ˌes.enˈpiː/

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noun

/ˌes.enˈpiː/C1formalscientificabbreviation
  • ruГенетическая вариация в последовательности ДНК, возникающая при изменении одного нуклеотида в геноме; SNP обычно считаются точковыми мутациями, которые были достаточно эволюционно успешными, чтобы повторяться у значительной части популяции вида.

A 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.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Single Nucleotide PolymorphismC1formalscientific

    A variation in a single DNA building block, or nucleotide, in a genome sequence; the most common type of genetic variation among people.

    ruОднонуклеотидный полиморфизм

    • Researchers identified a specific SNP associated with increased risk of the disease.
    • SNP analysis is a key tool in modern genetic studies.
    • The database contains millions of SNP markers for the human genome.

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