Microsatellite Repeats

A variety of simple repeat sequences that are distributed throughout the GENOME. They are characterized by a short repeat unit of 2-8 basepairs that is repeated up to 100 times. They are also known as short tandem repeats (STRs).

Also Known As:

Microsatellites; Short Tandem Repeats; Simple Sequence Repeats; Marker, Microsatellite; Markers, Microsatellite; Microsatellite; Microsatellite Marker; Microsatellite Repeat; Pentanucleotide Repeat; Repeat, Microsatellite; Repeat, Pentanucleotide; Repeat, Short Tandem; Repeat, Simple Sequence; Repeat, Tetranucleotide; Repeats, Microsatellite; Repeats, Pentanucleotide; Repeats, Short Tandem; Repeats, Simple Sequence; Repeats, Tetranucleotide; Repetitive Sequence, Simple; Repetitive Sequences, Simple; Sequence Repeat, Simple; Sequence Repeats, Simple; Sequence, Simple Repetitive; Sequences, Simple Repetitive; Short Tandem Repeat; Simple Repetitive Sequences; Simple Sequence Repeat; Tandem Repeat, Short; Tandem Repeats, Short; Tetranucleotide Repeat; Microsatellite Markers; Pentanucleotide Repeats; Simple Repetitive Sequence; Tetranucleotide Repeats

Chemical Phenomena
- Biochemical Phenomena
  - Molecular Structure
    - Base Sequence
      - Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences
        Tandem Repeat Sequences
        Microsatellite Repeats
Genetic Phenomena
- Genetic Structures
  - Base Sequence
    - Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences
      - Tandem Repeat Sequences
        Microsatellite Repeats
  - Genome
    - Genome Components
      - Tandem Repeat Sequences
        Microsatellite Repeats

BAT26 microsatellite DNA

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results