Phenomena and Processes

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).

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Abstract

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).

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35 entry terms
  • Microsatellite Markers
  • Microsatellites
  • Short Tandem Repeats
  • Simple Repetitive Sequence
  • Simple Sequence Repeats
  • Marker, Microsatellite
  • Markers, Microsatellite
  • Microsatellite
  • Microsatellite Marker
  • Microsatellite Repeat
  • Repeat, Microsatellite
  • Repeat, Short Tandem
  • Repeat, Simple Sequence
  • Repeats, Microsatellite
  • Repeats, Short Tandem
  • Repeats, Simple Sequence
  • 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
  • Pentanucleotide Repeats
  • Tetranucleotide Repeats
  • Pentanucleotide Repeat
  • Repeat, Pentanucleotide
  • Repeat, Tetranucleotide
  • Repeats, Pentanucleotide
  • Repeats, Tetranucleotide
  • Tetranucleotide Repeat

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

1996; for SIMPLE REPETITIVE SEQUENCE use MINISATELLITE REPEATS 1999-2011, use REPETITIVE SEQUENCE, NUCLEIC ACID 1990-1998

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Previous Indexing

  • DNA, Satellite (1989-1995)
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid (1991-1995)

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  1. G02.111.570.080w.708w.800w.500w
  2. G05.360w.080w.708w.800w.500w
  3. G05.360w.340w.024.850w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Microsatellite Repeats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018895. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018895
  2. Microsatellite Repeats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsatellite
  3. Microsatellite Repeats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265193