restriction-site polymorphism

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DNA polymorphism in which one of the two nucleotide sequences contains a recognition site for a particular endonuclease but the second lacks such a site.

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Words nearby restriction-site polymorphism

restriction fragment, restriction fragment length polymorphism, restrictionism, restriction play, restriction site, restriction-site polymorphism, restrictive, restrictive clause, restrictive covenant, restrictive practice, restrike

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But it never has been the site of equal mercy, and it never will be.
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The pool was drained in 1866, and, having been filled up, its site will ere long be covered with streets of houses.
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Nevertheless, Gilbert had selected a site for a colony and had claimed the island for England.
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Situated on a pretty site, the camp consists of two lines of wooden buildings running along the shore for about a mile.
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