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If an inheritable mutation is observed in a population at high frequency, it is referred as

A

DNA polymorphism

B

Expressed sequence tag

C

Sequence annotation

D

Linkage

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`**" "`Allelic sequence variation has traditionally been described as a DNA polymorphism if more than one variant (allele) at a locus occurs in human population with a frequency greater than 0.01.
`**" "`If an inheritable mutation is observed in a population at high frequency, it is referred as DNA polymorphism.
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