Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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polymorphism | Yes | No | No | No |
SNP | Yes | No | No | No |
polymorphism (noun) | SNP (noun) |
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(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) | (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 |
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound | |
(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on |