RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM


Meaning of RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM in English

Function: noun

Date: 1982

: variation in the length of a DNA fragment produced by a specific restriction enzyme acting on DNA from different individuals that usually results from a genetic mutation and that may be used as a genetic marker

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