Microsatellite are short tandem repeat (STR). The repeated units of
sequences are usually between 2 and 7
base pairs. See also
PCR Glossary.
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Full article >>>Microsatellites have proved to be versatile molecular
markers, particularly for
population ana
lysis, but they are not without limitations.
Full article >>>MicrosatelliteThis article is about the
DNA sequence. See miniaturized satellites for orbiting artificial satellites with a mass of less than 100Kg.
Full article >>>Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National
Human Genome Research Institute, defines
microsatellite.
related
terms: ...
Full article >>>MicrosatelliteHighly polymorphic
DNA marker comprised of mononucleotides, dinucleotides, trinucleotides or tetra-
nucleotides that are repeated in tandem arrays and distributed throughout the
genome.
Full article >>>Microsatellite: A
microsatellite is a
simple sequence repeat (SSR). It might be a homopolymer ('...TTTTTTT...'), a di
nucleotide repeat ('....CACACACACACACA.....'), tri
nucleotide repeat ('....AGTAGTAGTAGTAGT...') etc. Due to
polymerase slip (a.k.a.
Full article >>>The need for large
scale screening of polymorphic
microsatellite markers for
genetic mapping led us to adapt this technique for the detection of
PCR amplified
microsatellite markers.
Full article >>>The level of
expression of the V1a
receptor gene is controlled by a "
microsatellite" region
upstream (5') of the ORF. This region contains from 178 to 190 copies of a repeated tetra
nucleotide (e.g., CAGA).
Full article >>>So when you talk about
RFLPs and
microsatellites and this and that, they're all just different ways of [describing]
DNA spelling differences.
DNA polymorphisms let us track the
inheritance of
chromosomes in families and in whole
populations.
Full article >>>Haplotype ana
lysis of 192 Caucasian
chromosomes revealed strong
linkage disequilibrium between CCR5 and two
microsatellite loci.
Full article >>>'"/>