Mesh term Polymorphism, Genetic
Browse to parent terms:Genetic Variation
Description
The regular and simultaneous occurrence in a single interbreeding population of two or more discontinuous genotypes. The concept includes differences in genotypes ranging in size from a single nucleotide site (POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE) to large nucleotide sequences visible at a chromosomal level.Browse to child terms:
Genomic Structural Variation
Pharmacogenomic Variants
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
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