Marker vs SNPs vs Biomarker

Question

[MAPK]

I was reading this paper by Anderson et al., 2010 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085122). I know what SNPs is very well, but I have been having difficulty understanding what marker is. Could someone please clarify the differences between marker, biomarker and SNPs? I have looked everywhere on the the web to understand it, but could not find satisfying answers. Thanks

Answer 1

[fatmasayed93]

Biomarker in genetics also known as a genetic marker can (SNP, structural variant or DNA sequence) that can predict the phenotype or the disposition to certain disease or a triat.