Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies -  Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 11, Problem 2CT
Summary Introduction

Interpretation:

Determine how SNPs may cause disease.

Concept Introduction:

The SNPs or the single nucleotide polymorphism can be defined as the variation in the single nucleotide, which can lead to a unique sequence. Sometimes SNPs can lead to the point mutations and causer many diseases.

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