Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 5RQ
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To describe:

The term “Short tandem repeats”.

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Short tandem repeats (STR) is also called microsatellite. Short tandem repeats are repeated nucleotide sequences in a DNA, which are exactly adjacent to one another. The nucleotide sequence can range from 2 base pairs to 16 base pairs.

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