A minisatellite, a class of variable number tandem repeat (VNTR), is a section of DNA that consists of a short series of nucleobases (10–60 base pairs). Minisatellites, which are often simply referred to as VNTRs, occur at more than 1,000 locations in the human genome. Minisatellites can sometimes be confused with the other family of VNTR, the m...
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A type of genetic marker widely used in DNA fingerprinting that consists of repeating subsets of nucleotides that are highly polymorphic and widely distributed throughout the genome.
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(min″e-sat´ә-līt) any of a series of short lengths of DNA made up of tandemly repeated nucleotide sequences, each repeating unit composed of approximately 10 to 60 base pairs. Within a genome, different minisatellites may differ in their repeating unit, but the repeating unit within a minisatellit...
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(= variable number tandem repeat; VNTR) Class of highly repetitive satellite DNA, comprising variable (typically 10-20) repeats of short (eg. 64 bases) DNA sequences. The high level of polymorphism of such minisatellites make them very useful in genomic mapping.
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