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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > genetics > population genetics > genetic polymorphism
Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > mutation > genetic polymorphism
Preferred Term:

genetic polymorphism

Definition:
The regular and simultaneous occurrence in a single interbreeding population of two or more discontinuous genotypes. The concept includes differences in genotypes ranging in size from a single nucleotide site (polymorphism, single nucleotide) to large nucleotide sequences visible at a chromosomal level.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
population genetics, mutation
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Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • polymorphism (genetics)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17293
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