Medical Definition of Microsatellite

1. Short sequences of di- or trinucleotide repeats of very variable length distributed widely throughout the genome. Using PCR primers to the unique sequences upstream and downstream of a microsatellite their location and polymorphism can be determined and the technique is extensively used in investigating genetic associations with disease. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microsatellite

micropylar
micropyle
micropyle
micropyles
microquake
microquakes
microradian
microradiograph
microradiography
microreader
microreaders
microrefractometer
microrespirometer
micros
microsaccades
microsatellite (current term)
microsatellite repeats
microscale
microscales
microscintigraphy
microscopal
microscope
microscope
microscopes
microscope mirror
microscope slide
microscope stage
microscopial
microscopic
microscopic

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