Polymorphisms
A polymorphism is a genetic variant that appears in at least 1% of a population.
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more than two types of castes of individuals in a colony or community that belong in the same species and are derived from the same parents. The various castes of honeybees, ants, termites, and so forth are typical ...
Polymorphism
Differences between individuals in a population.
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The occurrence in a population (or among populations) of several phenotypic forms associated with alleles of one gene or homologs of one chromosome. See genetic polymorphism.
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Polymorphism
Polymorphism involves one of two or more variants of a particular DNA sequence. The most common type of polymorphism involves variation at a single base pair.
Genetic polymorphisms are genetic variations in genes, e.g., single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP).
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Restriction fragment length polymorphism
In molecular biology, the term restriction fragment length polymorphism (or RFLP) is used in two related contexts: as a characteristic of DNA molecules (arising from their differing nucleotide ...
Polymorphism: Difference in DNA sequence among individuals. Genetic variations occurring in more than 1% of a population would be considered useful polymorphisms for genetic linkage analysis. Compare mutation.
Polymorphism Genetic variation occurring in a population so that at least two alleles are present at a frequency of 1% or gretaer.
Polymorphisms. Variant forms of a particular gene that occur simultaneously in a population.
Polynucleotide. A DNA polymer composed of multiple nucleotides. (See Nucleotide.) ...
Polymorphism occurrence of several distinct forms of a species in the same habitat at the same time
(poly = many; morpho = form)
Polypeptide a chain of amino acids bonded together
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Polymorphism Difference in DNA sequence among individuals that may underlie differences in health. Genetic variations occurring in more than 1% of a population would be considered useful polymorphisms for genetic linkage analysis.
STR Polymorphisms
Most of our DNA is identical to DNA of others. However, there are inherited regions of our DNA that can vary from person to person. Variations in DNA sequence between individuals are termed "polymorphisms".
Genetic polymorphism
The existence of two or more genetically different classes within a population.
Genetic polymorphism: Presence of several genetically controlled variants in a population.
Polymorphism
Difference in DNA sequence among individuals. Applied to many situations ranging from genetic traits or disorders in a population to the variation in the sequence of DNA or proteins.
Polymorphism
- The presence of several forms of a trait or a gene in a population
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POLYMORPHISM - Variation within a DNA or RNA sequence.
POLYNUCLEOTIDE KINASE - Enzyme which catalyzes the transfer of the terminal phosphate of ATP to 5' hydroxyl termini of polynucleotides, either DNAor RNA. Usually derived from T4 bacteriophage.
polymorphism The presence in a species of more than one structural type of individual.
polynomial A scientific name for an organism composed of more than two words.
polynucleotide A nucleotide of many mononucleotides combined.
A polymorphism, the existence of two or more forms of sequence between different individuals of the same species, can arise from a change in a single nucleotide.
Many polymorphisms-small regions of DNA that vary among individuals-also were identified during the HGP, mostly single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
Sequence polymorphism differing in a single base pair.
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A type of polymorphism in which the frequencies of the coexisting forms do not change noticeably over many generations.
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Balanced polymorphism: The maintenance of two or more alleles in a population due to a selective advantage of the heterozygote.
(See DNA polymorphism.) Alternative mRNA splicing. The inclusion or exclusion of different exons to form different mRNA transcripts. (See RNA.) Amino acid.
See RFLP, restriction fragment length polymorphism.
Mb See megabase.
Megabase (Mb) Unit of length for DNA fragments equal to 1 million nucleotides and roughly equal to 1 cM.
Meiosis Cell division to produce sex cells.
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) plasma levels have been consistently related to a polymorphism (4G/5G) of the PAI-1 gene. The renin-angiotensin pathway plays a role in the regulation of PAI-1 plasma levels.
RFLP: Restriction fragment length polymorphism; the acronym is pronounced "riflip". Although two individuals of the same species have almost identical genomes, they will always differ at a few nucleotides.
SSLP Simple Sequence Length Polymorphisms (SSLPs) are markers that detect differences in the length of a PCR product.
Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) are variation in DNA fragment banding patterns of electrophoresed restriction digests of DNA from different individuals of a species.
restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) A heritable difference in DNA fragment length and fragment number; passed from generation to generation in a codominant way.
Gene mutations, cancer, gonadal mosaicism and sporadics, polymorphisms, allelic and locus heterogeneity, VNTRs, STRs
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The markers where hybridization occurred are referred to as RFLPs (restriction-fragment-length polymorphisms). The longer fragment in sickle-cell individuals is interpreted as evidence of a mutation in the recognition sequence.
Restriction-fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP) The genetic diversity within a population indicated by mutations within specific sites in DNA; such mutations alter the position of restriction fragments in electrophoretic gel analysis.
RFLPRestriction fragment length polymorphism. A difference in restriction fragment length between individuals due to loss or gain of a restriction enzyme site due to point mutation, or insertion or deletion between consecutive sites.
 See also: DNA, Sequence, Chromosome, Human, Gene
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