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Microsatellites

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsatellites)

Microsatellites, also known as Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) or short tandem repeats (STRs), are repeating sequences of 2-6 base pairs of DNA. (Wikipedia)

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This term is used for the following terms: 
Simple sequence repeats
SSR

Approved Date
30-Jan-2013

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