sequence tandem repeat

sequence tandem repeat
Abbreviation: STR

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • Tandem repeat — Tandem repeats occur in DNA when a pattern of two or more nucleotides is repeated and the repetitions are directly adjacent to each other. [1] Contents 1 Example 2 Terminology 3 Uses …   Wikipedia

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  • tandem repeat — tan·dem repeat tan dəm n any of several identical DNA segments lying one after the other in a sequence compare LONG TERMINAL REPEAT * * * 1. arrangement of two or more copies of a nucleotide sequence adjacent to each other within a segment of DNA …   Medical dictionary

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  • Variable number tandem repeat — A Variable Number Tandem Repeats (or VNTR) is a location in a genome where a short nucleotide sequence is organized as a tandem repeat. These can be found on many chromosomes, and often show variations in length between individuals. Each variant… …   Wikipedia

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