Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) At Biology Glossary

What is it? Variation in DNA fragment banding patterns of electrophoresed restriction digests of DNA from different individuals of a species. Often due to the presence of a restriction enzyme cleavage site at one place in the genome in one individual and the absence of that specific site in another individual. See also variable-number-of-tandem-repeats (VNTR) locus.

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