DNA Copy Number Variations (definition)

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ψ	DNA Copy Number Variations

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Definition: Stretches of genomic DNA that exist in different multiples between individuals. Many copy number variations have been associated with susceptibility or resistance to disease.

See Also Gene Dosage

Other names Polymorphisms, Copy Number; Polymorphism, Copy Number; Copy Number Polymorphism; DNA Copy Number Variation; DNA Copy Number Variants; DNA Copy Number Polymorphisms; DNA Copy Number Polymorphism; DNA Copy Number Changes; Copy Number Variation, DNA; Copy Number Variants, DNA; Copy Number Polymorphisms; Copy Number Changes, DNA; DNA Copy Number Change

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