microsatellite

microsatellite
A short sequence of DNA, usually 1 to 4 basepairs (a unit of DNA), that is repeated together in a row along the DNA molecule. There is variation from person to person in the number of repeats. There are hundreds of places in human DNA that contain microsatellites.

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  • Microsatellite — may refer to: A class of miniaturized satellite Microsatellite (genetics), a repeating sequence in DNA This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led …   Wikipedia

  • microsatellite — microsatellite. См. микросателлит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • microsatellite — ● microsatellite nom masculin Petit satellite, de masse généralement inférieure à 100 kg environ, embarqué à bord d un lanceur spatial en tant que passager auxiliaire, en même temps qu une charge utile principale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Microsatellite — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Microsatellite », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En biologie, un microsatellite est une… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • microsatellite — ˌmīkrōˌ noun Etymology: micr + satellite (I) : any of numerous short segments of DNA that are distributed throughout the genome, that consist of repeated sequences of usually two to five nucleotides, and that are often useful genetic markers in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Microsatellite enrichment — is a method in molecular biology used for enriching the amount of microsatellite sequences in a DNA sample. This can be achieved by designing oligonucleotide probes that hybridize with the repeats in the microsatellites and then pull out the… …   Wikipedia

  • microsatellite DNA — microsatellite DNA. См. микросателлитная ДНК. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Microsatellite (genetics) — This article is about the DNA sequence. For small orbiting spacecraft, see Miniaturized satellite. Microsatellites, also known as Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) or short tandem repeats (STRs), are repeating sequences of 2 6 base pairs of DNA.[1]… …   Wikipedia

  • Microsatellite (biologie) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Microsatellite. Un microsatellite ou séquence microsatellite est une séquence d ADN formée par une répétition continue de motifs composés de 2 à 10 nucléotides. Cette séquence est également appelée simple… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Microsatellite instability — Microsatellites are repeated sequences of DNA. Although the length of these microsatellites is highly variable from person to person, each individual has microsatellites of a set length. These repeated sequences are common, and normal. The most… …   Wikipedia

  • microsatellite DNA — see microsatellite …   Medical dictionary

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