First Known Use: 1991
Dictionary
SNP
noun \ˈsnip\
Definition of SNP
: a variant DNA sequence in which the purine or pyrimidine base (as cytosine) of a single nucleotide has been replaced by another such base (as thymine)
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Origin of SNP
single nucleotide polymorphism
Medical Dictionary
SNP
noun \ˈsnip\
Medical Definition of SNP
: a variant DNA sequence in which the purine or pyrimidine base (as cytosine) of a single nucleotide has been replaced by another such base (as thymine)—called also single nucleotide polymorphism
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