polymorphism
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The researchers found gene variants that link colour polymorphism and potential adaptations to cold environment.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
That third method, used in genealogical testing, is called single nucleotide polymorphism, and it looks at thousands of binding sites in DNA compared to the 25 to 30 sites an STR analyzes.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023
Some people have a polymorphism that instructs their body to create two of the same enzyme instead of just one.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021
One factor wasn’t associated with gum disease at all: genetic polymorphism.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
According to Prof. Riley, it was not polymorphism, "but two distinct species"—which, because of our data, we doubt.
From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles
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