microsatellite
- noun
- /ˌmaɪkroʊˈsætəˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
- Researchers used a microsatellite to track genetic variations in a population of turtles.
- microsatellite markers
- microsatellite polymorphisms
- microsatellite loci
Examples
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Loss of hMLH1 expression has proven to be one of the main causes of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer.
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Demographic analyses of microsatellite data from Pi. maculatus support a recent bottleneck signal in the San Francisco River.
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Furthermore, different alleles as well as frequencies were observed in the same microsatellite site of the same population.
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The allele amount of the selected microsatellite markers in this paper lies within this range.
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Finally, the frequency and size range of alleles were calculated through the Excel Microsatellite Toolkit.
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The most informative microsatellite was analyzed in twelve families with PKD1.
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We identified two microsatellite polymorphisms that lie closer to the PKD1 locus than any previously described highly variable marker.
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The most popular methodology for the examination of intraspecific population structure focuses on microsatellite loci, or simple sequence repeats.
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Once identified, microsatellites are amplified using the polymerase chain reaction and sized using gel electrophoresis or an automated sequencer.
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The average effective number of alleles (Ne) of these five microsatellite markers was 8.9896, among which OarFCB48 has the highest Ne (13.0962).
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
A small piece of DNA on a chromosome that scientists use to identify people and follow traits in families
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Microsatellite comes from micro- meaning 'small' and satellite meaning 'something that stays near or orbits a larger thing'. In genetics, it describes a tiny repeating piece of DNA that sits near other DNA and is used as a marker to study genes.