single nucleotide polymorphism | (n) (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, Syn. SNP |
SNP | [スニップ, sunippu] (n) single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP [Add to Longdo] |