Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Question 123
Question: SNP which is pronounced as “snips” stands for:
Options:
A) Small Nuclear Protein
B) Single Nucleotide Particle
C) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
D) Small Nicking Points
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[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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