MinisatelliteHighly 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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genetic marker, mobile element,
transposon, short interspersed repetitive element,
long interspersed repetitive element, junk
DNA, variable number tandem
repeats, short tandem
repeats, Tri
nucleotide repeat disorders
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minisatellite, mobile element ,
transposon, short interspersed repetitive element ,
long interspersed repetitive element , junk
DNA, selfish
DNACategories:
Repetitive DNA sequences
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Full article >>>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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