copy number polymorphism

noun

The normal variation in the number of copies (normally two) of a gene, or of sequences of DNA, in the genome of a specific individual

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Meanings

nouncopy number polymorphism (plural copy number polymorphisms, abbreviation CNP)

plural copy number polymorphisms · abbreviation CNP · alternative copy-number polymorphism

  1. biologyThe normal variation in the number of copies (normally two) of a gene, or of sequences of DNA, in the genome of a specific individual
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