MINISATELLITES
\mˈɪnɪsˌe͡ɪtə͡lˌa͡ɪts], \mˈɪnɪsˌeɪtəlˌaɪts], \m_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_s_ˌeɪ_t_əl_ˌaɪ_t_s]\
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Tandem arrays of moderately repetitive (5-50 repeats) short (10-60 bases) DNA sequences found dispersed throughout the genome and clustered near telomeres. Their degree of repetition is two to several hundred at each locus. Loci number in the thousands but each locus shows a distinctive repeat unit. Minisatellite repeats are often called variable number of tandem repeats.
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