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Variable number tandem repeat — A Variable Number Tandem Repeats (or VNTR) is a location in a genome where a short nucleotide sequence is organized as a tandem repeat. These can be found on many chromosomes, and often show variations in length between individuals. Each variant… … Wikipedia
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
Variable number of tandem repeats — (VNTR) The variable number of repeat core base pair sequences at specific loci in the genome. The variation in length of the alleles formed from the repeats provides the basis for unique individual identification … Forensic science glossary
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
variable number of tandem repeat locus — variable number of tandem repeat locus. См. локус с варьирующим числом тандемных повторов. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Tandem repeat locus — Variable number of tandem repeat locus (VNTR locus) is any DNA sequence that exist in multiple copies strung together in various tandem lengths … Wikipedia
Variable Number of Tandem Repeats — Als DNA Analysen, auch DNA Tests, DNS Analysen, DNS Tests, Genanalyse oder Gentests, werden molekularbiologische Verfahren bezeichnet, welche die DNA (deutsche Abkürzung DNS) verwenden, um Rückschlüsse auf verschiedene Aspekte des Individuums… … Deutsch Wikipedia
variable number of tandem repeats — (VNTR) see under repeat … Medical dictionary
Trinucleotide repeat disorder — Trinucleotide repeat disorders (also known as trinucleotide repeat expansion disorders, triplet repeat expansion disorders or codon reiteration disorders) are a set of genetic disorders caused by trinucleotide repeat expansion, a kind of mutation … Wikipedia
Direct repeat — Direct repeats are a type of genetic sequence that consists of two or more repeats of a specific sequence.[1] Direct repeats are nucleotide sequences present in multiple copies in the genome. There are several types of repeated sequences.… … Wikipedia
