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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. nucleotide sequences
  5. repetitive sequences
  6. minisatellite repeats

Término preferido

minisatellite repeats

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information Tandem arrays of moderately repetitive, short (10-60 bases) DNA sequences found dispersed throughout the genome, at the ends of chromosomes (telomeres), and clustered near telomeres. Their degree of repetition is two to several hundred at each locus. Loci number in the thousands but each locus shows a distinctive repeat unit.

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

Conceptos relacionados

Sinónimos

  • minisatellites
  • variable number of tandem repeats
  • variable tandem repeats
  • VNTR (genetics)
  • VNTR loci
  • VNTR region
  • VNTR sequences

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34222

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