abstract:In molecular biology and bioinformatics, a SNP array is a type of DNA microarray which is used to detect polymorphisms within a population. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), a variation at a single site in DNA, is the most frequent type of variation in the genome.
The SNPmicroarraytechnologyaccelerated the process oflocating the geneandenabledthe investigatorstoisolate it withina few monthsinsteadof several years.