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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
One letter makes all the difference
"Imagine making a cake. But the recipe says 'salt' instead of 'sugar'..."
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism or SNP (pronounced "snips") are a single deleation or substitution of a base pair in DNA. This results in genetic variation among people as different people have differences in
the same genetic region.
Although SNP is one little change, the effects can be life changing.
The effects of SNP range from helpful to horrible. Here are just a few examples of SNPs:
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