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polymorphism

Definition

Intraspecific variation; the existence of individuals of more than one form within a species. On the DNA level, this refers to differences in base pair sequence between two individuals; occurrence of genomes with different alleles in a population; the differences are often expressed in different phenotypes or in forms of different restrictive patterns.

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