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Polymorphism
The presence of two or more variants of a genetic trait in a population.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:

Genomics: Genetic Variation Within Species and SNPs
Evolution and Phylogenetics: Applications of Molecular Phylogenetics

Related Terms:
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

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