- variable number tandem repeats
- (VNTR) different numbers of tandemly repeated oligonucleotide sequences in the alleles of a gene; such polymorphism can be useful in genetic mapping. See also minisatellite.
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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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Short tandem repeat — A short tandem repeat (STR) in DNA is a class of polymorphisms that occurs when a pattern of two or more nucleotides are repeated and the repeated sequences are directly adjacent to each other. The pattern can range in length from 2 to 10 base… … Wikipedia
Número variable de repeticiones en tándem — Variaciones de la longitud del alelo VNTR en seis individuos. En Genética molecular, el número variable de repeticiones en tándem (del inglés Variable Number of Tandem Repeats y más conocidas por el acrónimo VNTR) o minisatélites, son… … Wikipedia Español
VNTR — variable number of tandem repeats; variable copy number tandem repeats * * * VNTR .vē (.)en (.)tē är n, often attrib a segment of DNA that consists of repetitions of a fixed sequence of consecutive DNA base pairs a constant number of times in any … Medical dictionary
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