Repeated sequence (DNA)
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In the study of DNA sequences, one can distinguish two main types of repeated sequence:
- Tandem repeats:
- *Satellite DNA,
- *Minisatellite,
- *Microsatellite;
- Interspersed repeats:
- *SINE (Short INterspersed Elements),
- *LINE (Long INterspersed Elements).
See also
Eukaryotic chromosome fine structure
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