MCQ
$SNP$ which is pronounced as $"snips"$ stands for
- ASmall Nuclear Protein
- BSingle Nucleotide Particle
- ✓Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
- DSmall 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 $DNA.$
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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