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Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Variation > Polymorphism, Genetic > Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

Preferred term

Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Variation occurring within a species in the presence or length of DNA fragment generated by a specific endonuclease at a specific site in the genome. Such variations are generated by mutations that create or abolish recognition sites for these enzymes or change the length of the fragment.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
  • Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms
  • RFLP
  • RFLPs

In other languages

  • French

  • PLFR
  • Polymorphisme de longueur de fragment de restriction
  • Polymorphisme de taille de fragment de restriction
  • PTFR
  • RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism)

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NGBS5G2J-5

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