noun
(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
• Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science
• Hypernyms: ↑polymorphism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.