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Minisatellite
Highly polymorphic DNA markers comprised of a variable number of tandem repeats that tend to cluster near the telomeric ends of chromosomes. The repeats often contain a repeat of 10 nucleotides. They are used for genetic mapping. Cf.
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minisatellite, genetic marker, mobile element, transposon, short interspersed repetitive element, long interspersed repetitive element, junk DNA, variable number tandem repeats, short tandem repeats, Trinucleotide repeat disorders
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See also: minisatellite, mobile element , transposon, short interspersed repetitive element , long interspersed repetitive element , junk DNA, selfish DNA
Categories: Repetitive DNA sequences
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Minisatellites are composed of repeat units that are greater than 9 bp each while microsatellites have basic repeat units of 9 bp or less.
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