SNP which is pronounced as "snips" stands for - Vidyadip

MCQ

$SNP$ which is pronounced as $"snips"$ stands for

A
Small Nuclear Protein
B
Single Nucleotide Particle
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
D
Small Nicking Points

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Answer

Correct option: C.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

c
Single nucleotide polymorphism $(SNP)$ is the most common type of genetic variation among people. Each $SNP$ represents a difference in a single $DNA$ building block, called a nucleotide. For example, a $SNP$ may replace the nucleotide cytosine $(C)$ with the nucleotide thymine $(T)$ in a certain stretch of $DNA.$

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