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Variation in DNA sequence produces genetic polymorphisms (Greek: many forms). A polymorphism is any DNA sequence in which the less common allele occurs at a frequency of 1% or greater. The first polymorphisms that were identified were those defining the serologic blood groups. Subsequently, many more polymorphisms have been identified
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Foroud, T., Koller, D.L. (2008). Genetic Inheritance and Population Genetics. In: Cheng, L., Zhang, D.Y. (eds) Molecular Genetic Pathology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-405-6_14
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