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Complementary precision measures: repeatability is variation under the same conditions (same operator, equipment, short interval); reproducibility is variation across conditions — different days, operators, lots, or laboratories.
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A variation of a single nucleotide at a specific location of the genome due to base substitution, present at an appreciable frequency between individuals of a single interbreeding population.
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A variation of a single nucleotide at a specific location of the genome due to base substitution, which is found at any frequency in the population.
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Any mutation with an origin in cells that are not destined to become gametes. As a consequence, such mutations are not transmitted to progeny, though they will be transmitted during any mitosis within the individual. Somatic mutations may contribute to a broad variety of pathologies including cancer.
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A measure of the range of values in a set of numbers. Standard deviation is a statistic used as a measure of the dispersion or variation in a distribution, equal to the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of the deviations from the arithmetic mean.
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Artículo
Research record from Chin Med J (Engl), 2026-03-06. PMID 41796055.
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Research record from J Mol Diagn, 2026-07-21. PMID 42480848.
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An alteration or difference from a norm or standard.
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