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Restriction Site Polymorphism
An inherited change of a single base in a DNA sequence from an organism that changes the specific pattern of bases recognized and hydrolyzed by a restriction endonuclease enzyme. Restriction site polymorphisms can either create or abolish recognition sites for restriction enzymes. (NCI Thesaurus)
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A sequence in DNA that can be recognized by a specific restriction enzyme.
Use of restriction fragment polymorphism for detection of point mutations or other chromosomal changes.
Variation occurring within a species in the length of DNA fragments generated by a specific endonuclease. Such variations are generated by mutations…
Use of restriction endonucleases to generate a physical map of genomes, genes, or other segments of DNA.
The specific DNA base that is cut by a specific restriction enzyme.
Identification of restriction enzyme sites in DNA samples or DNA sequences.
